Surveying the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in school-children in Khon Kaen, Northeastern Thailand using the ISAAC questionnaire: phase III.

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dc.contributor.authorTeeratakulpisarn, Jamareeen_US
dc.contributor.authorWiangnon, Suraponen_US
dc.contributor.authorKosalaraksa, Popeen_US
dc.contributor.authorHeng, Sureepornen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:25:58Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:25:58Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-24en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis is the second survey of schoolchildren in Khon Kaen, Northeastern Thailand, using the Thai version of the ISAAC questionnaire to examine the trend in the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema, and to compare the results with the ISAAC Phase I data. We analyzed 5,075 questionnaires comprising 2,119 six- to seven- and 2,956 thirteen- to fourteen-year-old children (48 and 42 percent male, respectively). The cumulative vs. 12-month prevalence according to the written questionnaires were: 14.3 vs. 9.8% for wheezing, 42.6 vs. 33.3% for rhinitis and 13.5 vs. 11.2% for eczema, respectively. The cumulative vs. 12-month prevalence for the wheezing module, based on the video questionnaire, was 9.2 vs. 6.3%, respectively. Most Phase III prevalence was significantly lower than the first survey except for the steady, 12-month prevalence of wheeze. Our study confirms the high prevalence of allergic diseases among school-children in Northeastern Thailand; albeit, prevalence has not increased in recent years. The Thai version of the English-language ISAAC questionnaire needs to be validated before further use in epidemiological research.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTeeratakulpisarn J, Wiangnon S, Kosalaraksa P, Heng S. Surveying the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in school-children in Khon Kaen, Northeastern Thailand using the ISAAC questionnaire: phase III. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2004 Dec; 22(4): 175-81en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/37180
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAsthma --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshEczema --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires --standardsen_US
dc.subject.meshRhinitis, Allergic, Perennial --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleSurveying the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in school-children in Khon Kaen, Northeastern Thailand using the ISAAC questionnaire: phase III.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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