Prevalence and risk factors associated with wheezing among children and adolescents from Chennai, South India

Samantha Sivaswamy; Sankar Sambandan; Padmavathi Ramasamy; M Surianarayanan

doi:10.17485/IJST/v13i12.259

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with wheezing among children and adolescents from Chennai, South India

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i12.259

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 12, Pages: 1342-1346

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with wheezing among children and adolescents from Chennai, South India

Samantha Sivaswamy^1*, Sankar Sambandan², Padmavathi Ramasamy³, M Surianarayanan⁴

¹Research Scholar, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, 600116, Chennai, India
²Professor and Head, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, 600116, Chennai, India
³Associate Dean of PG studies, Department of Physiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, (Deemed to be University), Porur, 600116, Chennai, India
⁴Principal Scientist, Cell for Industrial Safety and Risk Analysis, Chemical Engineering Department, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, 600020, India

*Author for correspondence
Samantha Sivaswamy
Research Scholar, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, 600116, Chennai, India
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:13 April 2020, Accepted Date:19 April 2020, Published Date:08 May 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors that influence wheezing and asthma in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 135 male children and adolescents were selected from various schools. Information about family history, dietary pattern, respiratory symptoms and environmental risk factors were obtained using questionnaire survey. Results: The prevalence of wheezing in the past 12 months was 31.85%. The prevalence of asthma was 2.2%. Conclusion: Consumption of fast food, overweight and obesity and exposure to traffic fumes were observed to be important risk factors with increased risk among the children. The impact of environmental factors such as air pollution must be quantitatively established with exposure assessments supplemented with questionnaire surveys to reduce the burden of disease. This study provides a cross-sectional outlook on modifiable risk factors that can be targeted to reduce the impact of asthma and wheezing in children.

Keywords: Asthma; ISAAC; Prevalence; Wheezing; Children; Chennai

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