Assessment of Impact of Environmental Causative Factors on Severity of Asthma in Children.
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2014-10
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Objective: The present study evaluated the association between environmental factors and severity of asthma in children.
Materials and methods: Questionnaires were specifically designed factoring patients’ demographical profile, socioeconomic status, causative environmental factors and severity of asthma.
Results: A total of 100 patients were interviewed who visited our pediatric department complaining of asthma symptoms. Maximum children were of the age group between 6 and 10 years (29%). The ratio of male (64%) was more than female (36%). Maximum patients belong to middle class family (33%) and lower middle class (29%). Among children cold/respiratory illness (87%) followed by exercise and sports (70%) was the most common environmental trigger for asthma. Asthma symptoms worsened during day time and winter season in this group.
Conclusion: A significant positive association between environmental asthma triggers: smoke (p = 0.035), strong smell (p = 0.008), cold/respiratory illness (p = 0.035), hot/cold air (p = 0.03) and severity of asthma in children was observed. Winter season worsened the asthma symptoms (p = 0.047) in children.
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Socioeconomic status, Bronchial asthma, Environmental factor, Severity of asthma
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Karki Sharad, Suman Rajesh Kumar, Mohanty Ipseeta Ray, Mohanty N C, Deshmukh Y A. Assessment of Impact of Environmental Causative Factors on Severity of Asthma in Children. MGM Journal of Medical Sciences. 2014 Oct-Dec; 1(4): 151-155.