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dc.contributor.author | Karunasekera, K.A.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Perera, K.P.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-05T06:59:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-05T06:59:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sri Lanka Medical Association, 114th Anniversary Academic Sessions. 2001; 39 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0009-0895 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/12504 | |
dc.description | Oral Presentation Abstract (OP 31), 114th Anniversary Academic Sessions, Sri Lanka Medical Association, 21-24 March 2001 Colombo, Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION : Prevalence of asthma and atopy among school children in Sri Lanka is not known. Objectives : To estimate prevalence of asthma and atopy in children between 5-11 years and to determine the influence of sex and age on the prevalence of asthma. METHODS: A total of 2043 children between 5-11 years of 3 mixed schools in Gampaha district were screened for symptoms of asthma and atopy using a questionnaire in August 1998. Diagnosis of asthma was based on the presence of 3 symptoms of the following 5 in the preceding 12 months; cough at night, breathlessness, wheezing, persistent cough more than a week after common cold and cough and/or chest tightness during or after playing. Chi squared test and Chi squared test for trend were used for analysis. RESULTS: Prevalence of asthma symptoms were cough at night 22.1%, breathiessness 17.2%, wheezing 22.6%, persistent cough after common cold 29.9% and cough or chest tightness with playing 11%. Prevalence of asthma based on questionnaire was 17.1 %, allergic rhinitis 10% and eczema 2.5%. The prevalence of asthma in males was not significantly different from that of females (p=0.4). There was a decreasing trend of the prevalence of asthma with increasing age. This trend was significant in girls (p= 0.01) but not in boys. CONCLUSIONS: Nearly one fifth of primary school children suffer from asthma and 10% have allergic rhinitis. There was no significant gender difference in Jhe prevalence of asthma in primary school children. There was a decreasing trend of the prevalence of asthma with increasing age in girls but not in boys. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sri Lanka Medical Association | en_US |
dc.subject | Asthma | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Prevalence | en |
dc.subject.mesh | Child | en |
dc.title | Prevalence of asthma and atopy among primary school children | en_US |
dc.type | Conference Abstract | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Papers |
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