María Teresa Solís Soto|Armando Patiño|Dennis Nowak|Katja Radon
Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms in rural and urban school-aged children from Oropeza Province - Bolivia: a cross-sectional study
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|National Archive and Library of Bolivia|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München|Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
asthma allergies worldwide common chronic diseases among children young people little information available prevalence diseases rural areas latin america study assesses prevalence symptoms asthma allergies among children urban rural areas oropeza province boliviathe spanish version isaac standardized questionnaire isaac video questionnaire implemented 2584 children attending fifth elementary grade 36 schools oropeza province response 91 lifetime 12 months severity prevalence determined asthma rhinitis eczema symptoms odds ratios 95 confidence intervals 95 ci calculated adjusting age using generalized linear mixedeffects modelsmedian age children 11 years 748 attended public schools 521 female children attending urban schools lower prevalence selfreported wheeze written questionnaire adjusted 06 95 ci 0419 likely children attending rural schools report wheeze video questionnaire aor 21 95 ci 1026 also reported frequently severe rhinoconjunctivitis aor 28 95 ci 1266 severe eczema symptoms aor 33 95 ci 10110overall accordance hygiene hypothesis children living urban areas bolivia seem higher prevalence symptoms asthma allergies compared children living country side order develop primary prevention strategies environmental factors need identified future studies