TY - JOUR
T1 - Asthma and respiratory symptoms among school children in United Arab Emirates
AU - Al-Maskari, F.
AU - Bener, A.
AU - Al-Kaabi, A.
AU - Al-Suwaidi, N.
AU - Norman, N.
AU - Brebner, J.
PY - 2000/4
Y1 - 2000/4
N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma, wheezing, hay fever, and eczema among primary school children aged 6-13 years in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design: A cross-sectional study on school children was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires. Setting: Government primary school children in seven Emirates, in UAE. Subjects: Subjects were selected by a multi-stage stratified sampling design. 4200 children targeted for this study, but only 3200 children aged 6-13 years were agreed to participate and responded to the study. The overall response rate was 69.8%. Results: The prevalence of physician diagnosed asthma was 13%, in addition, the wheeze by history was 15.6%. Furthermore, the prevalence of nocturnal cough was 21%. On the other hand, the prevalence of eczema was 11% and hay fever was 14.9%. Parental asthma but not parental atopy was associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in children. Conclusions: The prevalence of asthma and wheezing in UAE in consistent with that in neighbouring Gulf countries.
AB - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of asthma, wheezing, hay fever, and eczema among primary school children aged 6-13 years in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design: A cross-sectional study on school children was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires. Setting: Government primary school children in seven Emirates, in UAE. Subjects: Subjects were selected by a multi-stage stratified sampling design. 4200 children targeted for this study, but only 3200 children aged 6-13 years were agreed to participate and responded to the study. The overall response rate was 69.8%. Results: The prevalence of physician diagnosed asthma was 13%, in addition, the wheeze by history was 15.6%. Furthermore, the prevalence of nocturnal cough was 21%. On the other hand, the prevalence of eczema was 11% and hay fever was 14.9%. Parental asthma but not parental atopy was associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in children. Conclusions: The prevalence of asthma and wheezing in UAE in consistent with that in neighbouring Gulf countries.
KW - Age 6-13 years
KW - Asthma
KW - Respiratory Symptoms
KW - Schoolchildren
KW - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10900696
AN - SCOPUS:0034037634
SN - 0397-9148
VL - 32
SP - 159
EP - 163
JO - Allergie et Immunologie
JF - Allergie et Immunologie
IS - 4
ER -