Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma in Children and Adolescents in Rabigh, Western Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: The worldwide prevalence of asthma in children is variable. The different epidemiological definitions of asthma, the use of various methods of measurement, and the environmental variations between countries are responsible for such different prevalence rates. This study has been performed to identify the prevalence/risk factors of asthma in Saudi children/adolescents in Rabigh. A cross-sectional epidemiological survey has been conducted using the validated Arabic version of the "International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire". Data on the sociodemographic characteristics of participants and risk factors of asthma have also been collected. Three hundred and forty-nine Children/adolescents with an age range of 5-18 years have been randomly selected for an interview fr

SUBMITTER: Alahmadi TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9954887 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature