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Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.112
eISSN: 1857-9655
Clinical Science
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The Prevalence of Allergic
Rhinitis, Eczema and Asthma in Students of Guidance Schools in Mazandaran
Province, Iran
Daniel Zamanfar1, Javad Ghaffari1*,
Salar Behzadnia1, Jamshid Yazdani-charati2, Sahar
Tavakoli1
1Infectious Disease Research Center with Focus on Nosocomial
Infection, Department of Pediatrics,Mazandaran University of Medical
Sciences, Sari, Iran; 2Biostatistics Department, Health Science
Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical
Sciences, Sari, Iran
BACKGROUND: Eczema, allergic rhinitis and asthma are common chronic
allergic disorders in childhood.
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of common
allergic disorders among Iranian guidance schools students in Mazandaran
Province, northern Iran.
METHODS: This analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 3000
children aged 11-14 years old during 2012-13 according to ISAAC study. Of
3000 recruited children 1576 (52.54%) were female and 1424 (47.46%) were
male. Data gathered by ISAAC first phase questionnaire analysed by SPSS
software 20.
RESULTS: The prevalence of wheezing, allergic rhinitis symptoms
(sneezing and pruritus) and atopic dermatitis symptoms (pruritus skin
lesion) were 30.5%, 30% and 15% respectively. History of pets contact and
smoking was positive 6.6% and 36 % respectively. About 52% was born with
caesarian section. There was wheezing in 32.5% during sport. The diagnosis
of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema were 12.2%, 28.5% and 15%
respectively. Eczema, asthma and allergic rhinitis were significantly more
common in boys students (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that asthma, allergic
rhinitis and eczema have a high prevalence and they are more common in boys.
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Citation: Zamanfar D, Ghaffari J, Behzadnia S,
Yazdani-charati J, Tavakoli S. The Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis, Eczema
and Asthma in Students of Guidance Schools in Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Open Access Maced J Med Sci. http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.112
Keywords: Asthma; Allergic Rhinitis; Eczema; middle school, Students.
*Correspondence: Javad Ghaffari. Mazandaran University of Medical
Sciences, Pediatrics, Sari, Iran. E-mail: javadneg@yahoo.com
Received: 22-Jun-2016; Revised: 07-Sep-2016; Accepted: 27-Sep-2016; Online
first: 11-Oct-2016
Copyright: © 2016 Daniel Zamanfar, Javad Ghaffari, Salar Behzadnia,
Jamshid Yazdani-charati, Sahar Tavakoli. This is an open-access article
distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any
medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: This study was supported financially by Research vice
chancellor of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing
interests exist.
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