Analysis of the Prevalence of Bronchial Asthma in 6-17 Years Old Urban School Children Belonging to Lower Middle Class and Lower Income Groups
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Asthma has become an important public health problem. Asthma is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in children. Childhood asthma is mostly underdiagnosed and also undertreated. Prevalence of bronchial asthma varies from place to place. There is little information about epidemiological trends of asthma in urban India, especially in lower income groups. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma among school children of age between 6 and 17 years in lower middle class/lower income groups of urban Chennai. Materials and Methods: All school children between 6 and 17 years belonging to lower middle class/lower income groups in randomly selected urban schools. Results: Out of 1894 children screened, 85 (4.5%) were asthmatics. Among the 85 asthmatics, 31 belonged to 6-12 age group, and 54 belonged to 13-17 age group. Among the asthmatics, the major symptom was wheezing or whistling in the chest which about 84.7% of asthmatics reported. Only 10.6% of asthmatics reported chest tightness as one of the symptoms of asthma.
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B Sarath Balaji, J A M Syed Ibrahim Sha, S Elilarasi
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