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Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a case-control study in urban Uganda.
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- Allergen skin test reactivity and asthma are inversely associated with ratios of IgG4/IgE and total IgE/allergen-specific IgE in Ugandan communities.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021Article
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- Prevalence and correlates of neurocognitive impairment and psychiatric disorders among schoolchildren in Wakiso District, Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Wellcome open research · 2021Article
- Career development for infection and immunity research in Uganda: a decade of experience from the Makerere University - Uganda Virus Research Institute research and training programme.AAS open research · 2020Article
- Asthma control and management among schoolchildren in urban Uganda: results from a cross-sectional study.Wellcome open research · 2019Article
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Abstract
Data on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren (5-17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study, among 555 cases and 1115 controls. Asthma was diagnosed by study clinicians. The main risk factors for asthma were tertiary education for fathers (adjusted OR (95% CI); 2.32 (1.71-3.16)) and mothers (1.85 (1.38-2.48)); area of residence at birth, with children born in a small town or in the city having an increased asthma risk compared to schoolchildren born in rural areas (2.16 (1.60-2.92)) and (2.79 (1.79-4.35)), respectively; father's and mother's history of asthma; children's own allergic conditions; atopy; and cooking on gas/electricity. In conclusion, asthma was associated with a strong rural-town-city risk gradient, higher parental socio-economic status and urbanicity. This work provides the basis for future studies to identify specific environmental/lifestyle factors responsible for increasing asthma risk among children in urban areas in LMICs.
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