[Factors associated with asthma in children and adolescents in rural areas of Navarre (Spain)].

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the factors associated with asthma and asthma-related symptoms in children and adolescents in rural areas of Navarre (Spain).

Participants and methods

A cross-sectional study using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire, as well as additional variables, was conducted on 797 children and adolescents. These provided prevalence data on asthma symptoms and associated factors without further diagnostic testing.

Location

Primary Care setting, through the basic health areas and in the corresponding education centres.

Measurements and results

The prevalence of referred asthma is 11.7% in children, and 13.4% in adolescents. The prevalence in the female population is 13.7% and in males it is 11.3%. As fo

SUBMITTER: Elizalde-Beiras I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6836973 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun - Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature