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Published on: May 14, 2012
Asthma and respiratory symptoms among school children in United Arab Emirates
F al-Maskari1, A Bener, A al-Kaabi
1Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain.
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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