Prevalence and risk factors for asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and atopy among preschool children in an Andean city.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data are available on prevalence and associated risk factors for atopy and allergic diseases from high-altitude urban settings in Latin America.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of atopy, asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, and associations with relevant risk factors in preschool children in the Andean city of Cuenca.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was undertaken using a representative sample of 535 children aged 3-5 years attending 30 nursery schools in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Data on allergic diseases and risk factors were collected by parental questionnaire. Atopy was measured by skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to a panel of relevant aeroallergens. Associations between risk factors and the prevalence of atopy and allergic diseases were estim

SUBMITTER: Ochoa-Aviles C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351199 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature