ArticleGlobal health research and policy2021
Socio-demographics and asthma prevalence, management, and outcomes among children 1-11 years of age in California.
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- Association between IL10 rs1800896 polymorphism and risk of pediatric asthma: A meta-analysis.The clinical respiratory journal · 2023Pooled it
- Socioeconomic status and acculturation as determinants of atopic disease prevalence in United States Latino children.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2026Article
- Quantifying the interaction between adiposity and hyperglycemia on incident asthma among youth.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Asthma-related school absenteeism: Prevalence, disparities, and the need for comprehensive management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Dialogues in health · 2025Review
- Pediatric Asthma in the Inland Empire: Environmental Burden, Gaps in Preventive Care, and Unmet Needs.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ethnic variation in asthma healthcare utilisation and exacerbation: systematic review and meta-analysis.ERJ open research · 2023Review
- Depression in Childhood Asthma vs. Adult-Onset Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma disproportionately affects minority and low-income children. We examined asthma prevalence, management and outcomes, focusing on race/ethnicity and acculturation of parents (particularly English language proficiency).
methodsThis cross-sectional, correlational analysis used a de-identified population-based survey, the California Health Interview Survey, for years 2001-2015. Survey-weighted analysis with SAS 9.4 was used to determine asthma prevalence among children 1 to 11 years of age. Descriptive analysis was conducted, adjusting for survey design and combination of multiple years of data. The Pearson test, using design-based F values was used to determine statistically significant differences between those having/not having a doctor diagnosis of asthma. Multivariable logistic regression, with jackknife approach to obtain confidence intervals, was used to examine associations of child and parental characteristics with asthma prevalence, management, and outcomes.
resultsThe 61,625 completed surveys represented an estimated annual population of 5.7 million children, of which 12.9 % had asthma. There were significant (p < 0.001) differences by age, gender, race, and language proficiency, with higher asthma prevalence for children 6 to 11 years of age (15.5 %), males (15.3 %), African Americans (19.5 %), and parents speaking English very well (14.1 %). Compared to children whose parents spoke English very well, those whose parents spoke English not well or not at all were less likely to achieve optimal asthma management, i.e. to have received a management plan from doctor (OR 0.30; 95 % Confidence Interval 0.20-0.46)), to be currently taking medication to control asthma (OR 0.52; 95 % CI 0.36-0.74)), or to be not confident in ability to control asthma (OR 3.10; 95 % CI 1.49-6.42). Children whose parents spoke English fairly well rather than very well had worse outcomes, i.e. were more likely to have an emergency room visit in past 12 months (OR 1.92; 95 % CI 1.03-3.61) and were more likely to miss school due to asthma in past 12 months (OR 0.71; 1.01-2.94).
conclusionsSocio-demographics had a limited role in explaining differences across a handful of asthma management and outcome measures in California. Parental English language proficiency had the most consistent influence, underscoring the need for culturally and linguistically competent care.
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