title: Allergic disease in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of wheeze, eczema and rhinitis in 6--7-year-old schoolchildren in Urmia, the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire was given to the parents of 2999 student. Prevalence rates for wheeze, rhinitis and eczema in the previous 12 months were 9.4%, 9.8% and 2.7% respectively. The parents of only 12.8% of the children with current wheeze reported them as having asthma. The main risk factors for wheeze were male sex, presence of rhinitis or eczema, and smoking in the home. Prevalence of asthma and other allergic disease was lower than in industrialized countries and underdiagnosis of asthma was common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Western Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran. rahimirad@umsu.ac.ir
authors.forename: M H Rahimi
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamzezadeh
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution