Allergy-related disorders (ARDs) among Ethiopian primary school-aged children: Prevalence and associated risk factors

Autor: Nader Mohamed, Bineyam Taye, Kassu Desta, Aster Tsegaye, Moges Wordofa, Nezar Mehanna, Dessie Abera, Mistire Wolde, Abiyot Mesfin
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Hypersensitivity
Immediate
Male
Rural Population
Pulmonology
Cross-sectional study
Eczema
lcsh:Medicine
Social Sciences
Environmental pollution
Atopy
Geographical Locations
Feces
0302 clinical medicine
Intestinal Parasites
Sociology
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Allergies
Prevalence
Medicine and Health Sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Family history
lcsh:Science
Child
Rhinitis
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Schools
Allergic Diseases
Child
Preschool
Female
medicine.symptom
Research Article
Adolescent
Population
Immunology
Mothers
Dermatology
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Wheeze
Environmental health
medicine
Hypersensitivity
Humans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
education
Students
Developing Countries
Asthma
Skin Tests
business.industry
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Odds ratio
Environmental Exposure
Rhinology
medicine.disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
030228 respiratory system
Otorhinolaryngology
People and Places
Africa
Nasal Diseases
lcsh:Q
Clinical Immunology
Parasitology
Ethiopia
Clinical Medicine
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0204521 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background There has been a noticeable increase in the prevalence of allergy-related disorders (ARDs) in the modern era. Urbanization is believed to be a major environmental risk factor for the onset of ARDs but data from low- to middle-income countries is limited. Objective Our purpose was to assess the prevalence of ARDs and atopy among a population of rural Ethiopian school children and identify environmental and lifestyle factors associated with such disorders. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study on 541 school-children. An interviewer-led questionnaire administered to the mothers of each participant provided information on demographic and lifestyle variables. Questions on allergic disease symptoms were based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) core allergy and environmental questionnaire. Skin prick test for common allergens German cockroach (Blattella germanica) and dust mite (Dermatophagoides) was performed to define atopy. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the odds ratio between ARDs and atopy with specific environmental and lifestyle habits. Results 541 children responded to the survey questions: the majority of participants were female (60.3%) and aged 10–15 years-old. The prevalence of any ARD was 27%, while the rates of ever-having eczema, rhinitis, and wheeze was found to be 16.8%, 9.6%, and 8.6% respectively. Only 3.6% (19 school-children) tested positive for any skin sensitization. Analysis of associated factors for ARDs found that a family history of allergic disorders (AOR: 2.80; p-value
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