الفهرس 
Pediatric bronchial asthmaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness in
childhood being with allergic rhinitis is the most frequent
childhood chronic diseases.
The aim of the present study was to determine the
prevalence of bronchial asthma and other allergic diseases in
school children aged 6-15 years in El Fayoum governorate,
and to reveal some epidemiological features of children with
bronchial asthma. This was achieved through written
questionnaire obtained from those students. Students included
in our study were 1478 (776 were males and 702 were
females).
The age of students ranged from 6-15 years with mean
age of 11.3 years .the studied students were classified into 2
groups:
· Age group (1): from 6-11 years were 755 students
representing 51% .
· Age group (2): from 12-15 years were 723 students
representing 49%.
All students were given a written questionnaire including
personal data (name, age, sex, social and environmental
conditions) history as regard asthma and other atopic diseases
and history of breast feeding.
Our results showed that:
· 224 (15.2%) of the studied students were asthmatic
(more than one attack of wheeze in the last 12 months).
· 253 (17.1%) of the studied students have asthma
symptoms.
Summary and Conclusion
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· 229 (15.5%) of the studied students have doctordiagnosed
symptoms.
· 236 (16%) of the studied students have allergic
conjunctivitis.
· 348 (23.5%) of the studied students have allergic
rhinitis.
· 169 (11.4%) of the studied students have atopic
dermatitis.
There was a significant increase of asthma symptoms
among students exposed to environmental tobacco smoke,
students with family history of allergy, students living with
animals in the house, and students who were artificially fed.
There was significant increase of bronchial asthma,
allergic rhinitis and among urban students compared to
rural students. In allergic conjunctivitis and atopic dermatitis
no significant difference between urban and rural students.
The study found that there was no statistical significant
difference between prevalence of asthma symptoms and sex
(p>0.05)
It was also found that there was no statistical significant
difference between two age groups as regard prevalence of
asthma symptoms (p>0.05)
On the other hand, there was no relation between the
socioeconomic status of the family, crowding index, exposure
to nearby air pollution and prevalence of asthma symptoms.
There was a seasonal variation for exacerbation of
asthma with peak incidence in winter.
Summary and Conclusion
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The study also found that there is under treatment of
bronchial asthma. Only 21.7% of the asthmatic students take
regular preventive treatment. This may be due to non
compliance to medication which may be due to defective
health education.