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alliedacademies
August 16-17, 2018 | Paris, France
Primary Healthcare
12th International Conference on International Conference and Medicare Expo on
&
Pediatrics Health Care
Joint Event
Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 22
Prevalence of bronchial asthma and its association with obesity and overweight among
Hussein H, Al Behandy N S, Al Faisal W, El Sawaf E, Wasfy A, Alshareef Nand Altheeb AAS
Dubai Health Authority, Dubai
Background: Globally, epidemiological data estimate that
nearly 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma
with expectation that this number will grow by more than
100 million by 2025.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain a better
knowledge about the magnitude as well as the association
of bronchial asthma with some socio-demographic
characteristics, overweight and obesity among preparatory
and secondary school students in Dubai.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was done among
students of preparatory and secondary schools (private and
governmental schools) in Dubai. Using a stratified random
sample technique, the study sample included 1639 children.
Results: It was brought out that 16.7% of the study students
have had an asthma attack at some point of time with ever
complaining of chest wheeze where near three fourths
of them complained of this wheeze during the past 12
months prior to the research. Emirati students and those in
governmental schools were more affected with bronchial
asthma. Obesity and overweight expressed as BMI were
among factors associated with increase the prevalence of
asthma among school students in preparatory and secondary
schools abreast with family history of asthma and being
male.
Conclusion: Body weight, family history of bronchial asthma
contributes significantly in the development of bronchial
asthma.
Recommendations: Developing a national asthma surveillance
system for screening of bronchial asthma among school
children, launching a national asthma public education
campaigns, targeting childhood overweight and obesity and
lunching a prospective study with a large sample size for
further investigation of the relation-ship between asthma and
childhood overweight and obesity.
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Pediatrics & Primary HealthCare 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-003