title: [Prevalence of bronchial asthma in a student population in Guadalajara City, Jal. México].
abstract: In an intent to know the bronchial Asthma prevalence in our school children we performed a prospective descriptive survey of 1064 children. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical history, physical examination and skin test. We found an accumulative prevalence of 12.8% with predominance in males. The 93.4% had confirmed diagnosis, the 30% had need for hospitalization in the last school year. We also analyze the age of onset, family history of allergy and school absenteeism. Bronchial asthma is a common ill at school age, affecting school attendance and family habits and finances.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de alergia e inumonología clínica, Hospital Regional Valentín Gómez Farías, ISSSTE, Zapopan, Jalisco.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: González Gómez
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Barrera Gómez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arévalo Orozco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Prevalencia del asma bronquial en población escolar en la ciudad de Guadalajara, Jal. México.