Prevalence of rhinitis and related factors among college students in Urumqi,the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2016.14.007
- VernacularTitle:新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐市高校大学生鼻炎患病率及相关因素调查
- Author:
Mengmeng YANG
;
Chunxiang ZHAO
;
Ci YAN
;
Yuanyuan FANG
;
Hao ZHANG
;
Mamatali AHMATJAN
;
Li GAO
;
Xiaofang JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Rhinitis,allergic;
Undergraduates;
Urumqi
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2016;23(14):2103-2106
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence and the related factors of allergic rhinitis in Xinjiang College students.Methods Five universities'students in Urumqi were chosen as the research subjects,the question-naire survey was conducted by the method of cluster sampling,and the results were analyzed.Results 1 609 ques-tionnaires were valid from 2 000 questionnaires.The prevalence rate of allergic rhinitis was 36.8% in the five univer-sities in Urumqi.Prevalence rate increased with grade.The prevalence rates of drinking,regular cleaning nasal cavity, scrubbing their nose in allergic rhinitis were 43.2%,40.7%,53.8% respectively,which were higher than those in not drinking,not regular cleaning nasal cavity,not scrub nose,the differences were statistically significant (χ2 =6.945,9.679,100.845,all P <0.05 ).There was no significant differences in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis among college students and gender,nationality and BMI(all P >0.05).Conclusion Allergic rhinitis not only closely related to the grades and the environmental factors,but also has some connections with living habits(drink,clean nasal cavity and scrub noses).
