Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), Mangalore, 575 001, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;77(1):31-5. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0308-6. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
To determine the prevalence and to study the socio-demographic correlates of bronchial asthma among children aged 6-15 yr.
This is a cross-sectional community based study conducted by interview of parents of randomly selected 559 children using an International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire.
The prevalence of bronchial asthma was found to be 10.3%. The prevalence of asthma was higher among boys (12.1%). There was a significant inverse linear trend with increasing age. A statistically significant association of bronchial asthma with family history of asthma was also observed.
There is a high prevalence of bronchial asthma among children with a higher prevalence among boys than girls. There were significant inverse linear association with increasing age and also with family history of asthma. Efforts should be directed towards screening and early detection among the children, especially those of parents with history of asthma to enable treatment and reduce morbidity.
确定 6-15 岁儿童支气管哮喘的患病率，并研究其社会人口学相关因素。
这是一项采用国际儿童哮喘和过敏研究（ISAAC）问卷，通过对随机抽取的 559 名儿童的家长进行访谈进行的横断面社区研究。
支气管哮喘的患病率为 10.3%。哮喘的患病率在男孩中（12.1%）较高。随着年龄的增加呈显著负线性趋势。支气管哮喘与哮喘家族史也存在统计学显著关联。
儿童支气管哮喘的患病率较高，男孩患病率高于女孩。随着年龄的增加呈显著负线性关联，与哮喘家族史也存在显著关联。应努力对儿童进行筛查和早期发现，特别是那些父母有哮喘病史的儿童，以便进行治疗并降低发病率。
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