Prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in schoolchildren from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
| Autor: | Eleazar Mancilla-Hernández, Evaristo Víctor Manuel González-Solórzano, Miguel Alejandro Medina-Ávalos, Raúl Humberto Barnica-Alvarado |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Alergia México, Vol 63, Iss 4, Pp 351-357 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0002-5151 2448-9190 |
| DOI: | 10.29262/ram.v63i4.189 |
| Popis: | Background: Asthma is a chronic disease that has increased over the past 2 decades. Objective: To determine the prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Methods: A descriptive study of prevalence in public schools of the city of Cuernavaca, Morelos, at the preschool, elementary, and high school levels using the “Asthma diagnosis for epidemiological studies questionnaire.” Results: 7947 surveys were obtained from students ages 3 to 15 years, funding a prevalence of asthma of 11.9%, 49% in boys and 51% in girls. As for the symptoms of asthma, the highest prevalence was cough that increases with cold weather (63%), however, in asthma patients this symptom only occurred in 17%; chest tightness had the lowest prevalence of symptoms (10%); however, in asthma patients it was 49%. Conclusions: The asthma diagnosis for epidemiological studies questionnaire found an average asthma prevalence of 11.9% in preschool, elementary, and high school students, slightly below that diagnosed in other cities in central Mexico. The prevalence of asthma symptoms was higher than the diagnosis of asthma. |
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