Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma in School Going Children in South India

Mathew, Anil C; Prince, TG; Remees, R; Saravanapandian, N; Ramalingam, Sudha; Kp, Srikanth; Mathai, John

doi:10.3126/nje.v2i1.6378

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“…In the present study, the prevalence of asthma in Meerut city was found to be 11.03 percent. The findings of this study are consistent with several other studies conducted elsewhere [5][6][7][8] . However, Zaman et al 9 reported a much higher prevalence rate of 16.1% amongst Bangladeshi school children.…”

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Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma among School Children in Urban and Rural Areas and Associated Risk Factors: A Cross Sectional Study from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Kumar

Kumar²,

Sharma³

2017

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Objective: To find the prevalence of asthma in the age group of 6-13 years & to identify the risk factors increasing the prevalence of asthma in Urban and Rural area school children in Western Uttar Pradesh. Methods. This is a cross sectional community based study conducted by interviewing the parents of randomly selected 1287 children in the age group of 6-13 years using a modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Results: Out of 1287 children, 746 children belong to urban area and 541 children were in rural area. Prevalence of bronchial asthma in Urban School children was 11.93% and 9.79% for Rural Children respectively. The prevalence of asthma was higher among girls (11.96%) compared to boys (10.32%). There was an inverse linear trend with increasing age. A statistically significant association of bronchial asthma with breast feeding, type of diet, indoor plants, family history of asthma, allergy, type of domestic fuel used and heavy vehicle smoke was observed. There was no association of bronchial asthma with age, gender, birth weight and family history of smoking. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of bronchial asthma among children living in urban areas with a high prevalence among girls. Advice for exclusive breast feeding, avoidance of domestic fuel smoke and heavy vehicle smoke may reduce the risk of asthma and should be encouraged.

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Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma among School Children in Urban and Rural Areas and Associated Risk Factors: A Cross Sectional Study from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

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Sharma³

2017

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“…The cut-off point ranges for birthweight categories were: 2.0–3.2, 2.1–3.2 and 3.5–4.5 kg, for the ‘Low’, ‘Normal’, and ‘High’ birthweight categories, respectively 23 24 52–59. One other study used 2.7 kg as a cut-off point 60. The variation in the cut-off points made it difficult to aggregate these studies for meta-analysis; hence they were only described (see online supplementary table S3).…”

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Birth weight and childhood wheezing disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mebrahtu

Feltbower

Greenwood

et al. 2014

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“…5 In Matthew et al, the prevalence of asthma among children aged 5-10 years was 9.5% and among children aged 11-15 years was 7.27%. 9 In Animesh Jain et al, the prevalence of asthma was significantly higher among younger age group (14.9% in 6-9 years) and decreased with increasing age. 6 It was 8.7% among 10-12 years' age group and 5.5% among 13-15 years' age group.…”

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“…7 In Tamil Nadu, data from Chennai published in 2002 showed that the prevalence of diagnosed asthma was 5% in children below 12 years of age. 8 A study conducted by Matthew et al 9 in Coimbatore in 2012 showed that prevalence of asthma in 11-15 years was 7.27%. A study conducted by Kumar et al 10 in Pudhucherry in 2014 showed that prevalence of asthma in 12-16 years was 5.23%.…”

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Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bronchial Asthma in School Children in Urban and Rural Areas of Kakinada

Rambabu¹,

Chandran²,

Prasad³

et al. 2016

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In India the prevalence of asthma has increased over the last two decades, especially in children. There is scarcity of data on prevalence of asthma in school children. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma in school going children aged 9-14 years in the town of Kakinada, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh and determine the risk factors associated with it. METHODSFrom the listed many schools of urban and rural areas of Kakinada, 4 schools (i.e. 2 urban schools, 2 rural schools) were selected randomly. Total of 1117 students were thus selected from the four schools and the questionnaires were distributed to all of them, among them parents of 997 children responded. The questionnaire included the validated ISAAC screening questions and some other questions related to risk factors of asthma. RESULTSOverall, prevalence of bronchial asthma in this study was 15%. The prevalence of asthma in urban and rural areas was 16.8% and 13.4% respectively. The prevalence of asthma in boys and girls was 17.7% and 12.6% respectively. The prevalence of bronchial asthma in age group 9-11 years was 21.1% and in age group 12-14 years was 9%. The risk factors significantly associated with asthma were family history of asthma and tobacco smoking, personal history of allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis. CONCLUSIONSUrban areas had higher prevalence compared to rural areas. Boys (17.7%) had higher prevalence compared to girls (12.6%). Significant inverse linear association was found with increasing age as prevalence of asthma in age group 9-11 years (21.1%) was higher than 12-14 years' age group (9%). KEYWORDSAsthma, Prevalence, Risk Factors. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:Rambabu B, Chandran CNM, Prasad AK, et al. Study of prevalence and risk factors of bronchial asthma in school children in urban and rural areas of Kakinada.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma in School Going Children in South India

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Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma among School Children in Urban and Rural Areas and Associated Risk Factors: A Cross Sectional Study from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma among School Children in Urban and Rural Areas and Associated Risk Factors: A Cross Sectional Study from Western Uttar Pradesh, India

Birth weight and childhood wheezing disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bronchial Asthma in School Children in Urban and Rural Areas of Kakinada

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