MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 12;54(31):765-7.
Asthma is a leading chronic illness among children in the United States. To examine self-reported asthma and asthma attacks among U.S. high school students, CDC analyzed data from the 2003 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that 18.9% of high school students had been told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma, 16.1% had current asthma, and 37.9% of those with current asthma had had an episode of asthma or an asthma attack during the 12 months preceding the survey. These findings underscore the need for health-care providers, schools, families, and public health practitioners to be prepared to respond to asthma-related emergencies and to help students manage their asthma.
哮喘是美国儿童中主要的慢性疾病。为了调查美国高中生自我报告的哮喘和哮喘发作情况，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）分析了2003年全国青少年危险行为调查（YRBS）的数据。本报告总结了该分析结果，结果表明，18.9%的高中生曾被医生或护士告知患有哮喘，16.1%的学生目前患有哮喘，在接受调查前的12个月中，37.9%的目前患有哮喘的学生曾有过哮喘发作或哮喘急性发作。这些发现强调，医疗保健提供者、学校、家庭和公共卫生从业者需要做好准备，应对与哮喘相关的紧急情况，并帮助学生管理哮喘。
