Risk factors associated with rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis and eczema among schoolchildren in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of allergy-related diseases (ARDs), including rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis and eczema, is on the increase globally. The causes of this increase are not well established.

Objectives

To investigate the risk factors associated with ARDs among schoolchildren in Uganda.

Methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis of a large asthma case-control study involving 1700 schoolchildren, 5-17 years, in urban Uganda. ARDs were defined according to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Skin prick testing (SPT) was conducted using standard procedures and allergen-specific IgE (asIgE) using ImmunoCAP^® . We employed inverse probability weighted analysis to generate estimated prevalence data and w

SUBMITTER: Mpairwe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612100 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature