Assessing the prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema among schoolchildren (6-7 and 13-14 years old) in Khuzestan, Iran: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: Asthma and allergic complications are the most common chronic disorders in children and adolescents. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema among schoolchildren, and some related risk factors. The cross-sectional study was performed in 2019 and involved 4000 students aged 6-7 years and 4000 students aged 13-14 years (both girls and boys) from urban schools in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. We used the multi-stage sampling method. Data were collected using the Persian version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The prevalence of current wheeze, wheeze ever and asthma ever in the age group of 6-7 years was 3.8, 4.5, and 1.8%, respectively; in the age group of 13-14 years, it was

SUBMITTER: Dastoorpoor M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9344770 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature