Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis in Elementary School Children in Jinan-Gun.
10.7581/pard.2012.22.4.374
- Author:
Do Soo KIM
1
;
Mi Ran PARK
;
Jung Seok YU
;
Ho Suk LEE
;
Jung Hyun LEE
;
Jungmin SUH
;
Jihyun KIM
;
Youngshin HAN
;
Sang Il LEE
;
Kangmo AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kmaped@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Asthma;
Allergic rhinitis;
Prevalence;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Asthma;
Child;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Fungi;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
Korea;
Male;
Odds Ratio;
Parents;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Rhinitis;
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial;
Risk Factors;
Siblings;
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2012;22(4):374-382
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in rural elementary school children. METHODS: Children in 12 elementary schools in Jinan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, a typical rural area in Korea, were enrolled. We conducted cross-sectional survey using a Korean version of International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 947 questionnaires out of 1,062 were completed and the response rate was 89.1%. The symptom prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) in the last 12 months was 7.4% and 28.1%. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma and AR was 7.2% and 22.2%. Male, passive smoking, visible mold at home, and use of antibiotics during infancy more than 3 times were associated with higher prevalence of asthma diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30 to 4.26; aOR 2.49, 95% CI 1.38 to 4.48; aOR 2.19, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.89; and aOR 8.45, 95% CI 4.23 to 16.59). Parental history of allergic diseases, children without siblings, use of antibiotics during infancy more than 3 times were associated with higher prevalence of AR (aOR 4.89, 95% CI 3.37 to 7.10; aOR 5.20, 95% CI 2.38 to 11.35; and aOR 2.39, 95% CI 1.36 to 4.19). CONCLUSION: In Jinan-gun, the symptom prevalence of asthma and AR in the last 12 months was 7.4% and 28.1%. The environmental factors such as passive smoking, visible mold at home, use of antibiotics during infancy and number of siblings are associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis.
