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ArticleBMJ open2020

Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study.

Ramón Suárez-Medina, Silvia Venero-Fernández, Vilma Alvarez-Valdés, Nieves Sardiñas-Baez, Carmona Cristina, Maria Loinaz-Gonzalez, Zunilda Verdecia-Pérez, Barbara Corona-Tamayo, Maria Betancourt-López, John Britton and 1 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramón Suárez-MedinaInstituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, La Habana, Cuba ramonsm@infomed.sld.cu.
Silvia Venero-FernándezInstituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, La Habana, Cuba.
Vilma Alvarez-ValdésDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Nieves Sardiñas-BaezDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Carmona CristinaDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Maria Loinaz-GonzalezDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Zunilda Verdecia-PérezDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Barbara Corona-TamayoDirección Municipal de Salud Pública municipios Cerro y Arroyo Naranjo, Habana, Cuba.
Maria Betancourt-LópezInstituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología, La Habana, Cuba.
John BrittonDivision of Epidemiology and Public Health, UK Center for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Andrew W FogartyNIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Unit, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9426-977X
Ministerio de Salud Pública · CUInstituto Nacional de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología · CUUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 090375
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAsthma has not been extensively studied in low-income and middle-income countries, where risk factors and access to treatment may differ from more affluent countries. We aimed to identify the prevalence of asthma and local risk factors in Havana, Cuba.

settingFour municipalities in Havana, Cuba.

participantsA population-based cohort study design of young children living in Havana, Cuba. Children were recruited from primary care centres at age 12-15 months. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Data on wheeze in the past 12 months, asthma treatment and environmental exposures collected regularly until the age of 6 years, when forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV

results1106 children provided data at the age of 6 years old. The prevalence of wheeze in the previous 12 months was 422 (38%), and 294 (33%) of the study population had bronchodilatation of 12% or more in FEV

conclusionsAsthma is common in young children living in Havana, and the high prevalence of systemic steroids administrated is likely to reflect the underuse of regular inhaled corticosteroids. If replicated in other comparable low-income and middle-income countries, this represents an important global public health issue.

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Administration, InhalationAdrenal Cortex HormonesAlbuterolAsthmaBronchoconstrictionBronchodilator AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCubaFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansInfantMalePrevalenceAdrenal Cortex HormonesAlbuterolBronchodilator AgentsSteroidsasthmaCubapaediatrics

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PMCPMC7204937
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