Prevalence and risk factors of the pregnancy rhinitis at Tikrit General Hospital, Tikrit City, Iraq

Autor: Raid M. Al-Ani, Ameer A. Alaqeedy, Rasheed Ali Rashid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1012-5574
2090-8539
DOI: 10.1186/s43163-022-00344-5
Popis: Abstract Background Pregnancy rhinitis (PR) is a relatively common condition with a prevalence of 20%. We aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors of the PR. A prospective cohort study was conducted at the Obstetric and Gyenocology and Otolaryngology Departments in the Tikrit General Hospital, Tikrit City, Iraq. The study covered 12 months (September 2019–September 2020). Pregnant women were divided into two groups; with and without PR. Data regarding the age, body mass index (BMI), occupation, smoking, clinical features, parity, gestational age, and sex of the baby were recorded. Visual analog scale (VAS) and nasal-obstructive-symptom-evaluation (NOSE) scale were used for the evaluation of the nasal obstruction. Results The prevalence of the PR was 11.65% (110/944 pregnant women). Rhinorrhea was the commonest associated feature with nasal obstruction of the PR (n = 48, 43.6%). Ninety percent of the patients were in the age group
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