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ArticleJournal of mother and child2023

Determinants of Childhood Asthma: A Case Control Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bengaluru, South India.

Andrea Daniella Johnson, Alex Fernando, Maria Lewin, Farah Naaz Fathima

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Article in Journal of mother and child, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andrea Daniella JohnsonSt. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9847-0497
Alex FernandoSt. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2324-5855
Maria LewinDepartment of Paediatrics, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-7622
Farah Naaz FathimaDepartment of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-744X
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Abstract

backgroundChildhood asthma is a common, and often serious, chronic disease with episodic exacerbations in infants and children. There is an increasing trend in the prevalence of childhood asthma in developing countries. Objectives: To identify the determinants of childhood asthma.

methodsA case control study with 30 cases of childhood asthma and 30 gender- and aged-matched controls selected from the paediatric outpatient department and paediatric ward of a tertiary hospital. The primary caregiver was interviewed to capture sociodemographic details, prenatal and birth history, and history of exposure to environmental risk factors. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the strength of association between childhood asthma and independent co-variates, followed by subgroup multiple logistic regression analysis.

resultsWe found that children with a parental history of allergy/atopy [OR=2.88 (1.94-4.27), P<0.001], residence in houses located in industrial areas [AOR=2.72 (2.6-323.1), P<0.001], exposure to incense at home [AOR=2.03 (1.14-29.42), P<0.001], or a history of allergic rhinitis [AOR=3.09 (2.22-243.25), P<0.001] had significantly higher odds of developing childhood asthma.

conclusionOur study found that having homes located in industrial areas, burning incense at home, parental history of allergy, and history of allergic rhinitis in the child are determinants of childhood asthma. The findings from our study can be used to generate awareness regarding risk factors that are linked to childhood asthma.

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AsthmaRhinitis, AllergicAgedCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleHumansIndiaInfantPregnancyTertiary Care Centersasthmachildhooddeterminantsrisk factors

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