ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2012
A spatial analysis of asthma prevalence in Ontario.
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- Primary care asthma surveillance: a review of knowledge translation tools and strategies for quality improvement.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023Review
- Childhood food insecurity and incident asthma: A population-based cohort study of children in Ontario, Canada.PloS one · 2021Article
- Understanding an Environmental Health Risk: Investigating Asthma Risk Perception in Ontario Youth Sport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A Closer Look at the Bivariate Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Allergic Diseases: The Role of Spatial Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- The prevalence, burden and risk factors associated with bronchial asthma in commonwealth of independent states countries (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan): results of the CORE study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2018Article
- Exploration of the spatial patterns and determinants of asthma prevalence and health services use in Ontario using a Bayesian approach.PloS one · 2018Article
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- Spatiotemporal patterns of childhood asthma hospitalization and utilization in Memphis Metropolitan Area from 2005 to 2015.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2017Article
- Is asthma a vanishing disease? A study to forecast the burden of asthma in 2022.BMC public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this paper is to examine spatial patterns of asthma prevalence in the province of Ontario by age and sex between 2002 and 2006.
methodsWe conducted a population-based, ecological-level study using the Ontario Asthma Surveillance Information System Database (OASIS), a validated registry of all Ontario residents with asthma. Data were mapped and analyzed at the sub-Local Health Integration Network (subLHIN) level (n=141). Comparative morbidity figures (CMFs) were calculated and analyzed for local clusters of high and low values ("hot spots" and "cold spots").
resultsThere were 1,601,353 individuals identified as having asthma over the study period, representing an overall prevalence rate of 12.93%. Results demonstrate distinct spatial patterns of asthma prevalence across the province which are age- and sex-specific. There was little overlap between asthma hot spots by age group, suggesting that different spatial processes are at play. Patterns of cold spots are consistently seen in the urban and suburban subLHINs in and around Toronto and Hamilton as well as in several of the highly rural northern subLHINs.
conclusionsFindings illustrate the need for more geographically focused public health and health care planning and resource allocation, and highlight the need for research aimed at understanding the factors that may explain the spatial patterns identified here.
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