Prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in the Ternopil region of Ukraine – results of BUPAS study

Fedortsiv, Olga; Brożek, Grzegorz; Luchyshyn, Nataliia; Kubey, I; Lawson, Josh; Rennie, DC; Zejda, Jan

doi:10.2478/v10039-012-0034-6

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“…However, the lack of information on a family history of asthma and the presence of pets in the household may have caused residual confounding. A positive association between parental asthma and asthma symptoms in children has been observed in other studies [43,44,48]. It is, however, questionable whether the answers to questions related to a family history of asthma would have been reliable in our study setting.…”

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“…Overcrowding, high parental education levels, a family history of asthma, shorter duration of breastfeeding and having pets in the home have been positively associated with self-reported asthma in other studies using the ISAAC questionnaire [43-48]. The prevalence of asthma symptoms increased in children that were breastfed for less than 6 months in a population-based prospective cohort study of Sonnenschein-van der Voort et al [47].…”

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confidence: 95%

“…The role of pets in the development of asthma symptoms is controversial [49]. Although positive associations between pets in the household and asthma symptoms have been described in single-center studies [43,44], no significant association of current cat or dog exposure to asthma symptoms was observed in children under ten years of age in a third phase ISAAC study including children from 98 countries in all parts of the world [50]. …”

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High prevalence of asthma symptoms in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela is significantly associated with open-fire cooking: a cross-sectional observational study

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BackgroundThe International Study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) reported a prevalence of asthma symptoms in 17 centers in nine Latin American countries that was similar to prevalence rates reported in non-tropical countries. It has been proposed that the continuous exposure to infectious diseases in rural populations residing in tropical areas leads to a relatively low prevalence of asthma symptoms. As almost a quarter of Latin American people live in rural tropical areas, the encountered high prevalence of asthma symptoms is remarkable. Wood smoke exposure and environmental tobacco smoke have been identified as possible risk factors for having asthma symptoms.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional observational study from June 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 in which we interviewed parents and guardians of Warao Amerindian children from Venezuela. Asthma symptoms were defined according to the ISAAC definition as self-reported wheezing in the last 12 months. The associations between wood smoke exposure and environmental tobacco smoke and the prevalence of asthma symptoms were calculated by means of univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.ResultsWe included 630 children between two and ten years of age. Asthma symptoms were recorded in 164 of these children (26%). The prevalence of asthma symptoms was associated with the cooking method. Children exposed to the smoke produced by cooking on open wood fires were at higher risk of having asthma symptoms compared to children exposed to cooking with gas (AOR 2.12, 95% CI 1.18 - 3.84). Four percent of the children lived in a household where more than ten cigarettes were smoked per day and they had a higher risk of having asthma symptoms compared to children who were not exposed to cigarette smoke (AOR 2.69, 95% CI 1.11 - 6.48).ConclusionOur findings suggest that children living in rural settings in a household where wood is used for cooking or where more than ten cigarettes are smoked daily have a higher risk of having asthma symptoms.

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High prevalence of asthma symptoms in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela is significantly associated with open-fire cooking: a cross-sectional observational study

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“…The best documented epidemiology of allergic disease is childhood asthma. Actual data shows significant differences in childhood asthma frequency between Europeans countries, ranging from 1.4% to 1.7% in Belarus [4] and Ukraine [5] through 7.7e9.6% in Sweden and Hungary and up to 21.6e29.7% in Ireland and the UK [2,6e8]. In addition, the direction of the time trends of asthma and its symptoms differ with evidence of decline in Belgium, Sweden, and the UK; plateaus in Spain; and increases in countries including Finland, Romania and Ukraine [2,9].…”

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Increasing prevalence of asthma, respiratory symptoms, and allergic diseases: Four repeated surveys from 1993-2014

Brożek

Lawson

Szumilas

et al. 2015

Respiratory Medicine

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“…In this systematic review, the mean number of stars for case‐control studies was 8.4 out of 9 possible stars; the 1 prospective study received 9 out of 9 possible stars. Tables and show the quality assessment of the included studies in the systematic review for children and adults, respectively.…”

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The role of secondhand smoke in allergic rhinitis: a systematic review

Hur

Liang

Lin

2013

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol

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This review demonstrated a majority of adult studies vs a minority of children studies found a significant association between AR and SHS. However, the percent difference between age groups was not statistically significant. Further higher-quality studies with validated methods for diagnosing AR and quantifying SHS exposure should be performed to better evaluate the relationship between AR and SHS in adults and children.

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Prevalence of childhood asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in the Ternopil region of Ukraine – results of BUPAS study

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

High prevalence of asthma symptoms in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela is significantly associated with open-fire cooking: a cross-sectional observational study

High prevalence of asthma symptoms in Warao Amerindian children in Venezuela is significantly associated with open-fire cooking: a cross-sectional observational study

Increasing prevalence of asthma, respiratory symptoms, and allergic diseases: Four repeated surveys from 1993-2014

The role of secondhand smoke in allergic rhinitis: a systematic review

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