THE CHANGING PREVALENCE OF ASTHMA-LIKE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN SOUTH-AUSTRALIAN RURAL SCHOOLCHILDREN

被引：14

作者：

CROCKETT, AJ

CRANSTON, JM

ALPERS, JH

机构：

[1] Respiratory Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH | 1995年 / 31卷 / 03期

关键词：

ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLCHILDREN; WHEEZE;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1440-1754.1995.tb00788.x

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Objective: To describe the changing prevalence of wheezy breathing and doctor-diagnosed asthma, as obtained by questionnaire data, from the years 1984-92 in a sample of South Australian rural schoolchildren. Methodology: A cross-sectional study of three populations of schoolchildren from the South Australian rural towns of Burra (mid-north), Gladstone (mid-north) and Kingston (southern, coastal). The cumulative or lifetime prevalences and the 12-month period prevalence (current) of respiratory symptoms were estimated from questionnaire data obtained from parental responses for 1032 schoolchildren aged from 5 to 18 years, and compared with prevalences obtained from a previous study. Results: The overall cumulative prevalence of wheezy breathing in 1992 was 36.2%, an increase from 24.1% in 1984 with a 12-month period prevalence of 25.0%. The 1992 cumulative prevalence of doctor-diagnosed asthma was 23.3%. There was no difference in the prevalence of wheeze between the three rural regions studied. A trend to a higher prevalence of doctor-diagnosed asthma in one of the three regions was thought to be due to medical specialist input. Conclusions: The cumulative prevalence for wheeze among school-age children in South Australian rural communities has increased in the period 1984-92. There were no regional differences in the cumulative prevalence rates. The results confirm previous studies in Victoria and New South Wales.

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页码：213 / 217

页数：5

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