Abstract
Determinants and Impact of Childhood Asthma in Outpatient Clinics of Family Medicine Centers of New Minia City
Highlights
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized with the intermittent and variable periods of airway obstruction
The study was carried on 135 asthmatic children 77 (57%) male and 58 (43%) female at age from one to ten years old with mean ±SD of 4.4±2.1.The study investigate determinants of bronchial asthma of asthmatic children according to sociodemographic characters and it was found that there was high percent of asthmatic children live in household smokers
There was 30% asthmatic children had exposed to pet in their homes not good exposure to sun
Summary
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized with the intermittent and variable periods of airway obstruction. The cause of asthma is not known, but risk factors have been identified and gene‐environment interactions are important. Large genetic studies have identified hundreds of genetic variants associated with an increased risk of asthma. Aim: Our aim of this study is to identify the determinants of childhood asthma and to increase the awareness for house contacts of patients for the hazards of asthmatic determinants on health of their children. Results: A total of 135 patients with already diagnosed asthma were included in this study, the age of the children ranged from one to ten years old .In our study there was high percent of asthmatic children live in house hold smokers, there was high percent of asthmatic children with exposure to perfumes, detergents and foods
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