title: [Prevalence of asthma and respiratory diseases in schools in Bouake (Ivory Coast): preliminary results].
abstract: Using an auto-administered questionnaire, a cluster sample survey was carried out in January 1990 among 2433 secondary schoolchildren in Bouake (Cote d'Ivoire). The prevalence rate of asthma was fairly high (10.8%), as well as that of wheezing (19.8%), dyspnea (42.8%), broncho-pulmonary diseases (25.8%) and smoking habit (14.5%). The results are discussed with regard to the published data.
authors.affiliation: Médecin-chef du Service de Pneumo-phtisiologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roudaut
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Meda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fadiga
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pigearias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012574:Schools; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Prévalence de l'asthme et des maladies respiratoires en milieu scolaire à Bouake (Côte d'Ivoire): résultats préliminaires.