Factors Influencing Asthma in Children at Early Childhood Development Centres in a Densely Populated Urban Informal Township in Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Velisha Thompson, Joyce Shirinde, Masilu D Masekameni, Thokozani P Mbonane

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Velisha ThompsonDepartment of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa.

Joyce ShirindeSchool of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, P.O. Box 667, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3467-1043

Masilu D MasekameniDepartment of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa.

Thokozani P MbonaneDepartment of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5802-4265

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backgroundAsthma is one of the leading chronic inflammatory respiratory conditions affecting children under 5 years of age, especially those who reside in socio-economically disadvantaged and densely populated low- and middle-income communities.

methodsA cross-sectional analytical study was conducted to ascertain the prevalence of factors influencing asthma and wheeze among young children attending early childhood development centres in Alexandra Township. Data were collected using a self-administered modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire. The analysis was performed utilising STATA version 19. The study sample comprised 3265 young children and their parents or guardians.

resultsThe findings reveal that the prevalence of asthma and current wheeze was 17.52% and 35.56%, respectively, while the prevalence of a history of wheeze was 64.36%. In the multivariate analysis, a family history of asthma was identified as a risk factor for asthma (

conclusionsThis study highlights the impact of individual, household, and environmental factors on asthma. The findings are critical for the implementation of preventive environmental health measures to address this issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with limited curative resources.

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asthmachronic inflammatory respiratory conditionsenvironmental factorsenvironmental healthhousehold factorslow- and middle-income countriesvulnerable communitieswheeze

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PMID42194153

DOI10.3390/children13050627

PMCPMC13205096

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