Abstract
The Journal is the primary organ of Continuing Paediatric Medical Education in Sri Lanka. The journal also has a website. Free full text access is available for all readers.The Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is now indexed in SciVerse Scopus (Source Record ID 19900193609), Index Medicus for South-East Asia Region (IMSEAR), CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International Global Health Database), DOAJ and is available in Google, as well as Google Scholar.The policies of the journal are modelled on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines on Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health is recognised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) as a publication following the ICMJE Recommendations.
Highlights
MethodsSinhala was distributed to parents/guardians of 2195 children aged 5-11 years in Grades 1-5 of the schools and the filled questionnaires were collected through class teachers
ObjectiveTo assess prevalence of asthma and atopic symptoms in a group of school children aged 511years and to look at prevalence of usage of asthma medications.Setting Three schools in Gampaha District in August 1998
Little is known about the exact prevalence of asthma and atopic conditions in Sri Lanka
Summary
Sinhala was distributed to parents/guardians of 2195 children aged 5-11 years in Grades 1-5 of the schools and the filled questionnaires were collected through class teachers. Allergic rhinitis and eczema were defined using the clinical criteria of the International Study of Asthma and Allergic Conditions (ISAAC). A selfadministered, purposely designed questionnaire was sent to parents or guardians of all children who were in Grades 1-5 (ages between 5 and 11 years) in these schools. The questionnaire was aimed at screening and identifying children with asthma and atopic conditions in the preceding 12 months. The following questions were asked: For asthma “Has your child had wheezing or whistling in the chest in the last 12 months?” We asked a leading question from parents / guardians “Has your child had asthma in the last 12 months?”
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