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- Title
The Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis, Eczema and Asthma in Guidance Schools.
- Authors
Ghaffari, Javad; Behzadnia, Salar; Yazdanicharati, Jamshid; Tavakoli, Sahar; Zamanfar, Daniel
- Abstract
Objective: Eczema, allergic rhinitis and Asthma as a common chronic disorder in childhood. These disorders have different prevalence in different geographic areas. Material and Methods: This study does to determine the prevalence of allergic diseases (asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema) in guidance school in our region. In addition, we evaluate a few environmental factors such as BMI, smoking and delivery in our study. This analytical-cross sectional study was performed on children aged 12-14 years with mean 13.13±0.95 (n=3000, female=1576, 52.54%) during 2012-13, According to ISAAC study. Data was gathered by ISAAC first phase questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS 20 and Chi square test. Results: The 12-month prevalence rates of symptoms were as follow: wheezing was 30.5%, allergic rhinitis symptoms (sneezing and pruritus) were 30% and atopic dermatitis symptoms (pruritus skin lesion) was 15%. History of pets and smoking was positive 6.6 and 36 percent respectively. 52.5% was born with caesarean section. 32.5% had wheezing during sport. The diagnosis of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema was 12.2%, 28.5% and 15% respectively. Eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis was significantly more common in male students (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our study showed that asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema have a high Prevalence and they are more common in boys.
- Subjects
DISEASE prevalence; RHINITIS; ASTHMA
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2018, Vol 17, p116
- ISSN
1735-1502
- Publication type
Abstract