Validation and reproducibility of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Written Atopic Eczema Questionnaire for telephone survey in children aged 6–7 years

Oliveira, Elisa Fontenelle de; Penedo, Camila Vasquez; Valle, Solange Oliveira Rodrigues; Kuschnir, Fábio Chigres

doi:10.1016/j.abd.2021.03.010

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“…Moreover, a respondent was considered to have had atopic dermatitis, if he or she had recurrent itchy rash for at least 6 months, and localization at the folds of the elbows, behind the knees, in front of the ankles, or around the neck, or diagnosed to have had atopic dermatitis by a physician 6 . For the diagnosis of asthma and atopic dermatitis among children and adolescents, the estimates of diagnostic parameters of the ISAAC questionnaire including sensitivity (≥87.5%), specificity (≥80.4%), internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.81) 7 , and reliability (Kappa statistic range=0.81-0.85) have been reported earlier 8,9 . The questionnaire was initially developed in English and the final version was also translated into Arabic for actual use.…”

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Exposure to household secondhand tobacco smoke and the odds of developing atopic dermatitis among adolescents: A causal mediation analysis

Akhtar,

Al-Shanfari,

Booalayan

et al. 2024

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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INTRODUCTION Exposure to household secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) among adolescents has been shown to be associated with atopic dermatitis, and affects disproportionality females. However, the mechanisms underlying this link are uncertain. This study sought to identify modifiable factors that mediate the relationship between household SHS exposure and atopic dermatitis among adolescents. METHODS During October 2015, a cross-sectional study was conducted using the ISAAC questionnaire for data collection from adolescents enrolled in nine high schools of Hawalli – one of the six governorates of Kuwait. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, self-reported tobacco smoking among adolescents, household SHS exposure (≥1 smokers at home vs none), self-reported asthma and atopic dermatitis. For causal mediation analysis an inverse odds-weighting approach was used. RESULTS Of 746 participants, 74.8% were Kuwaiti, 50.1% were female, 12.4% were regular daily smokers and 54.1% had household SHS exposure, which was more common among Kuwaiti (79.6%) than non-Kuwaiti (20.4%) adolescents. The prevalences of self-reported asthma and atopic dermatitis were 20.6% and 14.9%, respectively. After adjusting for the pre-exposure covariates (i.e. sex and nativity), household SHS exposure had a significant (p=0.043) total effect, non-significant (p=0.133) natural direct effect, and marginally insignificant (p=0.058) natural indirect effect, which were jointly mediated by asthma status and adolescent’s self-reported smoking status, with a proportion of mediated risk to atopic dermatitis of 29.6%. CONCLUSIONS Asthma and self-tobacco smoking among adolescents not only directly affected but also mediated household SHS exposure effect on atopic dermatitis risk. Voluntarily adopting a smoke-free home rule may minimize household SHS exposure, reduce the odds of developing asthma, and deter the initiation of tobacco smoking among adolescents. Such an effort will likely mitigate the atopic dermatitis risk among adolescents in this and other similar settings. If implemented, future studies may contemplate evaluating the impact of such intervention.

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Exposure to household secondhand tobacco smoke and the odds of developing atopic dermatitis among adolescents: A causal mediation analysis

Akhtar,

Al-Shanfari,

Booalayan

et al. 2024

Tob. Induc. Dis.

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“…Although many studies have been carried out on the epidemiology of allergic diseases, it is difficult to make a comparison due to the lack of established diagnostic methods [9]. In recent years, studies have been carried out with ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood) survey to set a standard for the epidemiology of allergic diseases [10]. When the groups with and without allergies were compared in terms of risk factors, it was found that family history of asthma or atopic disease, allergic symptoms, frequent URTI in the first two years of life, and having pets at home were significantly more common in the group with allergic sensitivity compared to the group without allergic sensitivity (p<0.05, Table 3).…”

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Prevalence of Allergy and Risk Factors in Nursery Children

Alsaç¹,

Tuncay²

2022

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Allergy is an important health problem in preschool children and its prevalence is increasing. Allergy is especially common in nursery and preschool children. There is limited data on allergy epidemiology in children in Türkiye. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of allergy in nursery children and to determine the risk factors that lead to allergies. The descriptive cross-sectional field study was carried out between 01.11.2017 and 01.05.2018 in the nurseries in Yozgat City Center. The study was conducted with the parents of 320 children who continued nursery education between the specified dates. The data were obtained by a 35-question information form prepared by the researchers. The mean age of the children was 4.7±0.95 and 56.25% (180/320) were male. A family history of asthma or disease with appearance of allergic symptoms, history of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in the first two years of life and having pets at home were significantly more common in the group with allergic sensitivity compared to the group without allergic sensitivity (p<0.05). It was determined that 14.7% of the children were diagnosed by the physician, 38.3% (18/47) of these diagnoses were urticaria, 31.9% (15/47) were allergic asthma, 19.1% (9/47) were atopic dermatitis-eczema, and 10.6% (5/47) were allergic rhinitis. According to the results of this study, it was found that children with allergic sensitivity had a history of asthma or atopic disease in their families, experienced allergic symptoms frequently, and frequently had URTI until the age of two.

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