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A study of some environmental factors in Asthma among children aged 6 months to 6 years in Yasuj
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S Haghbin   , S Ebrahimi , M Rezaei , AA Pourmahmoudi |
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Abstract: (4489 Views) |
| Introduction & Objective: Asthma is the commonest cause of
being admitted in hospital and missing school among children. It is
the commonest chronic disease among them as well. Although the
disease may cause a lot of deaths and financial loss , it is
preventable . Findings have revealed the various contributions of
environmental factors to the incidence of asthma.This study is an
attempt to recognize some influential factors in the incidence and
recurrent of asthma among children aged between 6 months to 6
years in Yasuj.
Materials & Methods: It is of cross- sectional descriptive
analytical type of study carried out with two groups, each of which
consisting of 90 children .The first group, the healthy ones, was
taken as control group and the second, with asthma ,taken as
case group . Enough care was taken in selecting uniform
members in control group. Afterwards, questionnaires were
prepared and filled by pediatricians when visiting the children in
health centers. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS.
Results: This study showed a significant relationship between
smoking , background of allergy within the immediate family
members and development of asthma. However there was no
significant relationship found between the educational status of
parents, breast feeding in the first six months and the incidence of
asthma.
Conclusion: Bearing in mind the contribution of smoking within
the family to the development of asthma in family members with
genetic susceptibility to the disease , the need for educational
cultural programs encouraging the reduction of smoking within
families particularly in enclosed spaces like homes is urgent and
should be satisfied . |
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| Keywords: Asthma, Children, Environmental factors, Smoking |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2015/06/16 | Accepted: 2015/06/16 | Published: 2015/06/16
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