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It is primarily linked to acute viral respiratory tract infections but can also result from bacterial infections, allergies, and asthma. Pediatric cough differs from adult cough in etiology and management due to the anatomical and developmental changes in the respiratory tract during childhood. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and types of cough in the Indian pediatric population through a retrospective real-world study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Electronic medical records of pediatric patients presenting with cough was studied to understand the prevalence and clinical features of acute cough in children &lt;18 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of the total 22,51,735 patients, it was found that 5,75,284 patients (25.55%) reporting cough symptoms were children, indicating 1\/4\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      of the cohort was &lt;18 years of age, which is a noteworthy proportion. Nonproductive cough (8.28%) was more prevalent than productive cough (4.55%). Additionally, nonspecific cough (87.17%), lacking identifiable causes, was more significant among children. A higher proportion (31.47%, 231,946) of pediatric patients consulted general physicians (GPs), for cough-related issues. Respiratory infection was the most frequently associated condition, followed by asthma and bronchitis. Fever and cold were common complaints in patients with both productive and nonproductive cough.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlighted the significant burden of cough in children and underscored the importance of understanding its prevalence, categorization, and clinical characteristics for effective management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jpbs.jpbs_1068_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,8]],"date-time":"2025-09-08T19:00:14Z","timestamp":1757358014000},"page":"S2691-S2697","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Cough in Indian Pediatric Population: Insights from Real-World Study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Surinder Kumar","family":"Jindal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Jindal Chest Clinics, Chandigarh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agam","family":"Vora","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vora Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Harshad","family":"Malve","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Head (Self-Care & Operations), Medical Safety Sciences, JNTL Consumer Health (India) Private Limited, Mumbai, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roshni","family":"Panchal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Lead, Medical Safety Sciences, JNTL Consumer Health (India) Private Limited, Mumbai, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"0177485","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0177485","article-title":"Prevalence of cough throughout childhood: A cohort study","volume":"12","author":"Jurca","year":"2017","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"R2-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"337","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pupt.2012.05.010","article-title":"Efficacy of levodropropizine in pediatric cough","volume":"25","author":"De Blasio","year":"2012","journal-title":"Pulm Pharmacol Ther"},{"key":"R3-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1186\/1745-9974-1-7","article-title":"Cough: Are children really different to adults?","volume":"1","author":"Chang","year":"2005","journal-title":"Cough"},{"key":"R4-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1901136","DOI":"10.1183\/13993003.01136-2019","article-title":"ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children","volume":"55","author":"Morice","year":"2020","journal-title":"Eur Respir J"},{"key":"R5-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1594","DOI":"10.1007\/s10995-022-03424-3","article-title":"Prevalence of acute respiratory infections among children in India: Regional inequalities and risk factors","volume":"26","author":"Hasan","year":"2022","journal-title":"Matern Child Health J"},{"key":"R6-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"143","DOI":"10.1177\/1367493518814925","article-title":"The impact of chronic non-specific cough on children and their families: A narrative literature review","volume":"24","author":"Waring","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Child Health Care"},{"key":"R7-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"34","DOI":"10.1186\/s12887-022-03814-0","article-title":"Therapeutic principles and unmet needs in the treatment of cough in pediatric patients: Review and expert survey","volume":"23","author":"Vogelberg","year":"2023","journal-title":"BMC Pediatr"},{"issue":"(Suppl 60)","key":"R8-20250930","first-page":"PA864","article-title":"Prevalence of cough and its associated diagnoses among 204,912 patients seen in primary care (PC) in India","volume":"48","author":"Apte","year":"2018","journal-title":"Eur Respir J"},{"key":"R9-20250930","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"885","DOI":"10.1378\/chest.14-1485","article-title":"CHEST Expert Cough Panel. 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