Alabi B S, Abdulkarim A A, Musa I O, Adegboye O, Aremu S K, Abdur-Rahman L O, Omokanye H K, Katibi O S, Bello O A, Anoba S, Abd'razaq-Folorunsho Md
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 May;76(5):646-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.01.029. Epub 2012 Feb 16.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Snoring is the production of sound from the upper aero-digestive tract during sleep due to turbulent airflow This study is to determine the prevalence, pattern, night and daytime symptoms of snoring among nursery and primary school pupils in Ilorin, Nigeria due to its public health importance.
This cross sectional survey was carried out among nursery /primary school pupils in Ilorin, Kwara state between April and September, 2010. Ten schools were selected randomly from 100 schools sited within the 3LGAs of Ilorin municipality. Also private and public schools with different parental social economic status were selected. The pupils were selected from nursery 2 to primary 6 in each school using the class registers with the aid of a table of random numbers with 1500 children assessed. The parents/guardians were made to fill the questionnaires and same returned with visitations to the schools twice weekly and reminders sent via phone calls. Data were analyzed using EPIINFO 2002 version 2 software.
1500 questionnaires were given out but 909 were completely filled and returned (response rate of 61%.). There were 598(65.8%) non snorers (NSn) and 311(34.2%) snorers (Sn) at different scales with 153 male snorers to 158 female snorers. The ages of the children ranges from 3 to 16 years (mean ± SD, 8.3 ± 4.8 years. The mean age for the Sn was 8.2 and 8.3 for NSn (range 3-6 years). No statistical difference in age, gender or socio-economic status between Sn and NSn. 598(65.8%) were non snorers (NSn) and 311(34.2%) were snorers (Sn) especially in the age groups 3-6 years, 121(38.9%) and above 6 years of age 101(32.7%) and below 3 years were 89(28%).
Snoring is an important health problem among the pupils as a significant percentage snores and most of them are between third and sixth year of life.
背景/目的：打鼾是睡眠期间上呼吸道气流紊乱产生的声音。鉴于其公共卫生重要性，本研究旨在确定尼日利亚伊洛林市幼儿园和小学生打鼾的患病率、模式、夜间和白天症状。
2010年4月至9月间，在夸拉州伊洛林市的幼儿园/小学生中进行了这项横断面调查。从伊洛林市3个地方政府辖区内的100所学校中随机选取10所学校。还选取了具有不同父母社会经济地位的私立和公立学校。使用班级登记册并借助随机数表，从每所学校的幼儿园2班至小学6年级选取学生，共评估了1500名儿童。让家长/监护人填写问卷，并通过每周两次走访学校并打电话提醒的方式回收问卷。使用EPIINFO 2002版本2软件进行数据分析。
共发放1500份问卷，但909份被完整填写并回收（回复率为61%）。有598名（65.8%）非打鼾者（NSn）和311名（34.2%）打鼾者（Sn），打鼾程度各异，其中男性打鼾者153名，女性打鼾者158名。儿童年龄范围为3至16岁（平均±标准差，8.3±4.8岁）。打鼾者的平均年龄为8.2岁，非打鼾者为8.3岁（年龄范围3 - 6岁）。打鼾者与非打鼾者在年龄、性别或社会经济地位方面无统计学差异。598名（65.8%）为非打鼾者（NSn），311名（34.2%）为打鼾者（Sn），尤其是在3 - 6岁年龄组有121名（38.9%），6岁以上有101名（32.7%），3岁以下有89名（28%）。
打鼾是学生中一个重要的健康问题，因为有相当比例的学生打鼾，且大多数打鼾学生处于3至6岁年龄段。
