Prevalence of atopic dermatitis, asthma and rhinitis from infancy through adulthood in rural Bangladesh: a population-based, cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe the pattern of atopic disease prevalence from infancy to adulthood.

Design

Cross-sectional household survey.

Setting

Community-based demographic surveillance site, Mirzapur, Bangladesh.

Participants

7275 individuals in randomly selected clusters within 156 villages.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The 12-month prevalence of atopic dermatitis (by UK Working Party Criteria (UK criteria) and International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)), asthma and rhinitis (by ISAAC); disease severity (by ISAAC); history of ever receiving a medical diagnosis.

Results

Children aged 2 years had the highest prevalence of atopic dermatitis-18.8% (95% CI 15.2% to 22.4%) by UK criteria and 14.9% (95% CI 11.6% to 18.1%) by ISAA

SUBMITTER: Pedersen CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature