Prevalence of rhinitis among 6 and 7-year old students in Fortaleza

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira

Maria De Fátima G. De Luna¹  Gilberto B. Fisher¹  João Rafael G. De Luna¹  Marcelo G. C. Da Silva¹  Paulo César De Almeida¹  Daniela Chiesa¹ 

关键词: rhinitis;    prevalence;    morbidity;    epidemiology;    child;    rinite;    prevalência;    morbidade;    epidemiologia;    criança;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1806-9282.60.04.0015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective:to evaluate the prevalence of rhinitis symptoms among 6 and 7-year old schoolchildren in Fortaleza, Brazil. Methods:a cross-sectional study using the rhinitis module of the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire. The sample included 2,020 students from public and private schools, in 2010. Results:the prevalence of cumulative rhinitis, active rhinitis, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and physician-diagnosed rhinitis was 49.9%, 42%, 15.4% and 28.1%, respectively, being significantly more prevalent among private school students (OR = 0.55, 95CI: 0.46 - 0.66, p < 0.001; OR = 0.50, 95CI: 0.41 - 0.60, p < 0.001; OR = 0.67, 95CI: 0.52 - 0.85, p < 0.001; OR = 0.15, 95CI: 0.12 - 0.19, p < 0.001, respectively), without differences between genders. Interference with daily activities was reported by 25.3%, while 5.7% reported to be moderately or severely affected, without a difference between genders. Conclusion:the prevalence of rhinitis symptoms and associated morbidity among 6-7-year old schoolchildren in Fortaleza was above the Brazilian average, with predominance among private school students, without difference between genders. It was observed that rhinitis was underdiagnosed in this population.

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