Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in elementary schools in Sari (Iran)

BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, AR and eczema in Sari, Iran. METHODS: This study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a clu...

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Autores principales: Ghaffari, Javad, Mohammadzadeh, Iraj, Khalilian, Alireza, Rafatpanah, Houshang, Mohammadjafari, Hamid, Davoudi, Ali
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Publicado: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557289
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author Ghaffari, Javad
Mohammadzadeh, Iraj
Khalilian, Alireza
Rafatpanah, Houshang
Mohammadjafari, Hamid
Davoudi, Ali
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description BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, AR and eczema in Sari, Iran. METHODS: This study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a cluster from February 2010 to July 2010 in Sari, North of Iran. A questionnaire was provided according to International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) protocol. Asthma, AR, eczema and their combinations were recorded. RESULTS: Out of the 1818 cases, 646 (35%) subjects had allergic disorder; 223 (12%) had asthma, 318 (17%) had AR and 105 (6%) had eczema The prevalence of allergic disorder in boys (65%) was higher than the girls (40%) (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results show that around one – third of the elementary school children have allergic disorders. The prevalence in males is higher than the females.
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spelling pubmed-46001352015-11-09 Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in elementary schools in Sari (Iran) Ghaffari, Javad Mohammadzadeh, Iraj Khalilian, Alireza Rafatpanah, Houshang Mohammadjafari, Hamid Davoudi, Ali Caspian J Intern Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema are common chronic diseases in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, AR and eczema in Sari, Iran. METHODS: This study was carried out on all elementary schools selected as a cluster from February 2010 to July 2010 in Sari, North of Iran. A questionnaire was provided according to International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) protocol. Asthma, AR, eczema and their combinations were recorded. RESULTS: Out of the 1818 cases, 646 (35%) subjects had allergic disorder; 223 (12%) had asthma, 318 (17%) had AR and 105 (6%) had eczema The prevalence of allergic disorder in boys (65%) was higher than the girls (40%) (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results show that around one – third of the elementary school children have allergic disorders. The prevalence in males is higher than the females. Babol University of Medical Sciences 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC4600135/ /pubmed/26557289 Text en This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in elementary schools in Sari (Iran)
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title_short Prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in elementary schools in Sari (Iran)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557289
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