Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10 years apart

Selcuk ZT, Demir AU, Tabakoglu E, Caglar T. Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10 years apart.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010: 21: e711–e717.
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S To assess change in prevalence and risk factors of asthma and...

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Published in:Pediatric allergy and immunology 2010-06, Vol.21 (4p2), p.e711-e717
Main Authors: Selcuk, Ziya Toros, Demir, Ahmet Ugur, Tabakoglu, Erhan, Caglar, Tuncay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - physiopathology
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity - epidemiology
Hypersensitivity - physiopathology
Male
pediatrics
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Rural Population
Schools
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Urban Population
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Summary:Selcuk ZT, Demir AU, Tabakoglu E, Caglar T. Prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in primary school children in Edirne, Turkey, two surveys 10 years apart.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010: 21: e711–e717.
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S To assess change in prevalence and risk factors of asthma and allergic diseases among primary school children in rural and urban parts of Edirne, Turkey, a series of cross‐sectional studies were conducted in 1994 and 2004. A questionnaire was administered to the parents of primary school children aged 7–12, in urban and rural parts of Edirne, Turkey (5412 in 1994 and 5735 in 2004). Response rates in 1994 and 2004 were 84% and 82.5%, respectively. There were significant differences between the age distribution, urban habitation (1994: 70.1%, 2004: 75.8%, p 
ISSN:0905-6157
1399-3038
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01008.x