Asthma and respiratory symptoms among school children in United Arab Emirates.

Allergie et immunologie Pub Date : 2000-04-01

F al-Maskari, A Bener, A al-Kaabi, N al-Suwaidi, N Norman, J Brebner

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma, wheezing, hay fever, and eczema among primary school children aged 6-13 years in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Design: A cross-sectional study on school children was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires.

Setting: Government primary school children in seven Emirates, in UAE.

Subjects: Subjects were selected by a multi-stage stratified sampling design. 4200 children targeted for this study, but only 3200 children aged 6-13 years were agreed to participate and responded to the study. The overall response rate was 69.8%.

Results: The prevalence of physician diagnosed asthma was 13%, in addition, the wheeze by history was 15.6%. Furthermore, the prevalence of nocturnal cough was 21%. On the other hand, the prevalence of eczema was 11% and hay fever was 14.9%. Parental asthma but not parental atopy was associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in children.

Conclusions: The prevalence of asthma and wheezing in UAE is consistent with that in neighbouring Gulf countries.

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阿拉伯联合酋长国学龄儿童的哮喘和呼吸道症状。

目的:确定阿拉伯联合酋长国(UAE) 6-13岁小学生哮喘、喘息、花粉热和湿疹的患病率。设计:采用国际儿童哮喘和过敏研究(ISAAC)问卷对学龄儿童进行横断面研究。背景:阿联酋七个酋长国的公立小学儿童。被试:被试采用多阶段分层抽样设计。本次研究的目标是4200名儿童，但只有3200名6-13岁的儿童同意参与并回应了这项研究。总有效率为69.8%。结果:内科诊断哮喘患病率为13%，病史气喘患病率为15.6%。此外，夜间咳嗽的患病率为21%。另一方面，湿疹患病率为11%，花粉热患病率为14.9%。父母哮喘而非父母特应性与儿童哮喘和喘息风险增加有关。结论:阿联酋哮喘和喘息的患病率与邻近的海湾国家一致。

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