Assessment of Impact of Environmental Causative Factors on Severity of Asthma in Children.

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dc.contributor.authorKarki, Sharad
dc.contributor.authorSuman, Rajesh Kumar
dc.contributor.authorMohanty, Ipseeta Ray
dc.contributor.authorMohanty, N C
dc.contributor.authorDeshmukh, Y A
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-13T05:14:51Z
dc.date.available2016-09-13T05:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKarki 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/177136
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jaypeejournals.com/eJournals/Abstract.aspx?id=6640&AID=35&num=7en_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectBronchial asthmaen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental factoren_US
dc.subjectSeverity of asthmaen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Impact of Environmental Causative Factors on Severity of Asthma in Children.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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