Parental perceptions and beliefs about childhood asthma: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess parental perceptions and beliefs about asthma in children.

Methods

We invited 6000 children aged 3 to 15 years from different schools in Lebanon to participate in the study from September 2007 to May 2008. In the first phase, in order to determine the prevalence of asthma in children, parents of all participating children filled out a small questionnaire. In the second phase, only parents of children with asthma filled out a detailed questionnaire about their perceptions of asthma.

Results

Phase I included parents of 4051 children, 574 (14%) of whom had asthma and were recruited to phase II. Out of these, 389 parents entered the final data analysis. Around 54% of parents believed that asthma was hereditary and 7% believed it was contagious. When asked ab

SUBMITTER: Zaraket R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3195973 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature