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Volume 16 Issue 1 - March 2020

  • 1. A study on the prevalence and status of asthma and atopic rhinitis diseases in children in seoul

    Authors : Seong-min Han

    Pages : 20-28

    DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.161.04

    Keywords : Atopic diseases, Environmental, Secondhand smoke, ISAAC, Asthma

    Abstract :

    Background: Atopic diseases show a chronic course compared to other diseases, are difficult to cure, and have a feature in which the control of environmental factors greatly affects symptoms. The prevalence of children aged 7 years and older increased as well as the proportion of severe patients in skin severity tests compared to 10 years ago.Methods: In 2016, the prevalence of Seoul Atopian School of Prevalence was surveyed by 65,648 people from 504 educational institutions targeting daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary schools. In order to understand the demographic characteristics of children and parents, questions related to children's age, current height and weight, parents' current weight and height, and indirect smoking related questions were additionally composed.Results: 51.5% of the parents answered questions about their family history of past history of atopic disease (one or more of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis). In questions related to secondhand smoke, 38.6% of the surveyed respondents said that there is a smoker in their room. In responding to the housing environment, 60.3% of the respondents said they live in apartments. The prevalence of atopic disease in all children, including infants and elementary school students, was 41.1% for allergic rhinitis and 5.4% for asthma.Conclusions: About 30% of these atopic diseases are children under 9 years of age, and it is considered that intensive management of infants and toddlers is necessary. According to the ISAAC questionnaire, the prevalence of 'symptoms of atopic disease over the past 12 months' was 5.4% for asthma and 41.1% for allergic rhinitis. The prevalence of symptoms was reported as 9.8% for asthma and 40.4% for allergic rhinitis, which was similar to the results of this study.

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    Seong-min Han, "A study on the prevalence and status of asthma and atopic rhinitis diseases in children in seoul", Volume 16 Issue 1 - March 2020, 20-28

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