Epidemiologic investigation and analysis of children allergic rhinitis in Chongqing City
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2017.33.030
- VernacularTitle:重庆市儿童变应性鼻炎的流行病学调查分析
- Author:
Sijie HU
1
;
Hongbing YAO
;
Yanling PENG
;
Xiaofang WU
;
Ping WEI
;
Wei KOU
Author Information
1. 重庆医科大学附属儿童医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科 400014
- Keywords:
child;
allergic rhinitis;
epidemiology;
prevalence rate
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2017;46(33):4700-4701,4704
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the epidemic features of pediatric allergic rhinitis (AR) in Chongqing City .Methods The children aged 2 to 12 years old from 11 kindergartens and primary schools in Chongqing City were randomly extracted as the study subjects .The AR questionnaire was designed and conducted the epidemiologic survey and statistical analysis .Results The self-reported AR prevalence rate among children in Chongqing City was 28 .5% (334/1170) .The clinical diagnosis rate was 18 .1%(212/1170) and definite diagnosis rate was 17 .3% (202/1170);intermittent AR accounted for 36 .6% (74/202) and persistent AR accounted for 63 .4% (128/202) .Among the nasal symptoms in AR children patients ,nasal itch occupied the highest proportion (70 .7% ) ,followed by nasal discharge(59 .3% ) ,nasal obstruction(56 .3% ) and continuous sneezing (45 .5% );complicating ocular symptoms accounted for 34 .1% ,those with cough symptom accounted for 56 .9% .Eczema was the most common concomitant dis-ease for children with AR(37 .7% ) ,followed by allergic conjunctivitis (27 .5% ) ,nasosinusitis(26 .9% ) ,epistaxis(25 .1% ) ,asthma (19 .2% ) and secretory otitis media (6 .6% ) .Conclusion The self-reported morbidity rate of children AR in Chongqing City is higher and persistent AR is more common than intermittent AR .
