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Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in preschool children in rural Guatemala

Abstract:

METHODS Between 1977 and 1980, the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) conducted a longitudinal project on health and nutrition among indigenous populations residing permanently on 12 coffee plantations. A population census performed as part of the project found the total 1977 population of permanent residents on these plantations to be approximately 7,000. The plantations were located along the southern coast of Guatemala, near the town of Patulul in SuchitepE-quez Department. The altitude of this region is roughly 75 meters above sea level, and its annual average rainfall is 150 millimeters. A rainy season lasts from April through September and a dry season from October through March. The annual average temperature, without major seasonal variations, is around