Epidemiology of Atopic Dermatitis in Primary Schoolchildren in Turkey

:  The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in primary schoolchildren in Denizli, Turkey, and to determine the possible risk factors for atopic dermatitis in home environment. A self‐administered questionnaire was handled to the parents of 2,100 children aged 7 to 1...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2008-05, Vol.25 (3), p.399-401
Main Authors: ERGIN, ŞENIZ, ÖZŞAHIN, AYSUN, ERDOĞAN, BERNA ŞANLI, AKTAN, ŞEBNEM, ZENCIR, MEHMET
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Allergic diseases
Asthma - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dermatitis, Atopic - epidemiology
Dermatitis, Atopic - etiology
Dermatology
Developing Countries
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Heating - methods
Humans
Immunopathology
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Rhinitis - epidemiology
Risk Factors
Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies
Smoking - epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary::  The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in primary schoolchildren in Denizli, Turkey, and to determine the possible risk factors for atopic dermatitis in home environment. A self‐administered questionnaire was handled to the parents of 2,100 children aged 7 to 15 years, from three randomized primary schools and 1,644 (78.9%) completed and returned the questionnaire. The questionnaire included the United Kingdom Working Party diagnostic criteria and asked about conditions that could affect the course of atopic dermatitis. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis and coexisting factors that may affect the course of the disease were evaluated in 1,644 children (825 girls and 819 boys). The prevalence of atopic dermatitis was detected as 4.9%. Passive smoking, heating systems either in the house or in the child’s bedroom, and the number of people living in the house had no significant effect (p > 0.005). The difference in prevalence of atopic dermatitis between developed and developing countries is striking. The determination of the factors that have an influence in this issue will probably enable us to change the course and frequency of atopic dermatitis.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00697.x