Khaldi Faouzia, Fakhfakh Radhouane, Mattoussi Nadia, Ben Ali Brahim, Zouari Samia, Khémiri Monia
Hôpital d'Enfants, Tunis.
Tunis Med. 2005 May;83(5):269-73.
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic eczema in 13-14 year old children living in "Grand Tunis". Using the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire, 3350 schoolchildren aged 13-14 years, from the Grand Tunis (Ariana, Ben Arous, Manouba, Tunis) were studied. Our results showed that in the past year 13.2% of children had wheezed, 1.4% had more than 12 attacks and 4.3% had experienced a speech limiting attack. 29.7% had symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and 8.3% atopic eczema. The classic preponderance of asthma in boys has not been retrieved in our study. The highest level of wheeze was found in an agricultural area. According the published data, asthma prevalence in Tunisian schoolchildren is intermediate and allergic diseases are perhaps a common childhood diseases in Tunisia.
本研究旨在评估居住在“大突尼斯”地区的13至14岁儿童哮喘、变应性鼻结膜炎和特应性皮炎的患病率及严重程度。采用儿童哮喘和过敏国际研究（ISAAC）问卷，对来自大突尼斯（阿丽亚娜、本·阿鲁斯、马努巴、突尼斯）的3350名13至14岁学童进行了研究。我们的结果显示，在过去一年中，13.2%的儿童曾喘息，1.4%的儿童发作超过12次，4.3%的儿童经历过限制言语的发作。29.7%的儿童有变应性鼻结膜炎症状，8.3%的儿童有特应性皮炎。在我们的研究中未发现男孩哮喘的经典优势。喘息水平最高的是在一个农业地区。根据已发表的数据，突尼斯学童的哮喘患病率处于中等水平，过敏性疾病可能是突尼斯常见的儿童疾病。
