Hessel P A, Sliwkanich T, Michaelchuk D, White H, Nguyen T H
Alberta Asthma Centre, Edmonton,
Can J Public Health. 1996 Nov-Dec;87(6):397-400.
A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and impact of asthma in elementary school children in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Questionnaires were distributed at all seven elementary schools and were completed by the parents. Of the 1,457 eligible students in grades one to six, questionnaires were returned for 1,083 (74%). A history of physician-diagnosed asthma was reported for 12.9% of the children: 16.0% of boys and 9.7% of girls. Currently, 9.9% of children had asthma: 11.6% of boys and 8.2% of girls. Compared to children without, those with asthma were more than 10 times as likely to have to limit their activities for a health reason (70.5% versus 6.6%), missed school more often for health reasons (32.7% versus 14.8% missed two or more days in the previous month), reported more "colds" in the previous year and were three times as likely to have had pneumonia. The prevalence of asthma is approximately twice as high as that found in children across Canada and underscores the need to determine risk factors for asthma in this population. The finding that 1 in 10 children had asthma emphasized the need for programs aimed at children with asthma.
一项研究旨在确定加拿大阿尔伯塔省福特萨斯喀彻温市小学儿童哮喘的患病率及其影响。研究人员在该市所有七所小学发放了问卷，由家长填写。在一至六年级的1457名符合条件的学生中，共收回了1083份问卷（回收率为74%）。有12.9%的儿童报告有医生诊断的哮喘病史：男孩为16.0%，女孩为9.7%。目前，有9.9%的儿童患有哮喘：男孩为11.6%，女孩为8.2%。与没有哮喘的儿童相比，患有哮喘的儿童因健康原因限制活动的可能性要高出10倍以上（70.5%对6.6%），因健康原因缺课的频率更高（32.7%对14.8%，在前一个月缺课两天或以上），报告上一年患“感冒”的次数更多，患肺炎的可能性是前者的三倍。该市哮喘患病率约为加拿大全国儿童哮喘患病率的两倍，这凸显了确定该人群哮喘风险因素的必要性。每10名儿童中就有1名患有哮喘这一发现强调了针对哮喘儿童开展相关项目的必要性。
