Survey of experience rate of allergic disease of elementary school children in a large city.
- Author:
Byoung Jo MIN
1
;
Sun Young MIN
;
Chul Gab LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Namkwang Hospital, Gwangju.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
allergic disease;
elementary school children;
experience rate
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Birth Weight;
Breeding;
Child*;
Conjunctivitis, Allergic;
Dermatitis, Atopic;
Feeding Methods;
Floors and Floorcoverings;
Food Hypersensitivity;
Gestational Age;
Gwangju;
Housing;
Humans;
Reproductive History;
Rhinitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
2001;22(8):1262-1270
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Recently, the apartment complex is rapidly increasing as a new type of housing in a large city. So the purpose of the this survey is to research the experience rate of young children's allergic disease in an area of the apartment complex of a large city and to help the family medical doctor to diagnose and treat the young patients. METHODS: The experience rate of atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergy was surveyed on June 1999 at an elementary school in a large apartment complex in Kwang ju. The survey group were 832 students attending elementary school from the second to sixth grade. Also this survey was used to elicit information about the relationship between allergic disease and factors such as age, sex, birth history, family history, and home environment. For analysis of our finding, we have been used chi square test. RESULTS: The survey shows that the experience rate of allergic disease is 40.4%. The experience rate of allergic disease was not related with sex, but the more ages the less experience rate. Allergic disease was not related with birth weight, gestational age, feeding method, use of carpet, breeding of pet, smoker in home, and the previous housing type. But experience rate of allergic disease was increased with positive family history. CONCLUSION: General facts of allergic disease in elementary school children had no differentiation between large city and the other region. The experience rate of allergic disease is 40.4%.
