Prevalence of asthma among children and adolescents in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region: a meta-analysis of over 0.5 million participants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of asthma among children and adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Methods

Exhaustive searches were conducted across databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Knowledge Core Collection, Embase, and Google Scholar. The selection criteria included studies reporting asthma prevalence in individuals aged 0 to 19 years, using validated questionnaires. Data were extracted and synthesized using the DerSimonian and Laird random effects model.

Results

The overall prevalence of asthma in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) countries, among the 514,468 children and adolescents included in this meta-analysis, was 10.61%, synthesized from 95 studies. Among the countries studied, Qatar exhibited the highes

SUBMITTER: Taherian MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308745 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature