Daniel Roy Arokiam, Aggarwal Praveen, Kalaivani Mani, Gupta Sanjeev Kumar
Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Lung India. 2022 Jul-Aug;39(4):357-367. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_706_21.
There is a lack of national-level estimates on the magnitude of asthma among children in India. Hence, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of asthma among children in India. We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, and included cross-sectional studies reporting data on the prevalence of asthma among children in India. A random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of asthma. In the 33 selected studies (pooled sample of 167,626 children), the estimated prevalence of asthma was 7.9% (95% confidence interval: 6.3-9.6%), I = 99.1% (P < 0.001). The prevalence was higher among boys and in urban areas. Appropriate training and resources should be made available at the primary healthcare level for early detection and management of asthma in children. A nationwide population-based survey is indicated to provide reliable estimates of the burden of asthma.
印度缺乏关于儿童哮喘患病率的国家级评估数据。因此，我们进行了一项系统评价和荟萃分析，以估算印度儿童哮喘的患病率。我们检索了PubMed、Embase、Cochrane图书馆和谷歌学术，并纳入了报告印度儿童哮喘患病率数据的横断面研究。采用随机效应模型估算哮喘的合并患病率。在33项选定研究中（合并样本为167,626名儿童），哮喘的估计患病率为7.9%（95%置信区间：6.3 - 9.6%），I² = 99.1%（P < 0.001）。男孩和城市地区的患病率较高。应在初级卫生保健层面提供适当的培训和资源，以便早期发现和管理儿童哮喘。建议开展一项全国性的基于人群的调查，以提供哮喘负担的可靠估计值。
