title: Prevalence and risk factors of asthma and allergic diseases in primary schoolchildren living in Bushehr, Iran: phase I, III ISAAC protocol.
abstract: Asthma and allergic diseases present a major health burden. Information on the prevalence of these diseases indicates that these diseases are increasing in various parts of the world. It was hoped that this study would be helpful to health system policy-makers in planning allergy prevention programs in the region.The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases and relation between the various risk factors involved were assessed among schoolchildren in the city of Bushehr, Iran. The ISAAC Phase I and III questionnaires were completed by parents of 1280 children aged 6-7 years and self-completed by 1115 students aged 13-14 years.The prevalence of atopic eczema, allergic rhinitis and asthma among 6-7 year-old students were 12.1%, 11.8% and 6.7%, respectively. While, the prevalence of these diseases among 13-14 year-old students were found to be 19%, 30% and 7.6%, respectively. There was an association between asthma and allergic rhinitis as well as eczema (p<0.05). Consumption of fast food as a risk factor was significantly associated with asthma (p=0.03).The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases was high among schoolchildren in the city of Bushehr, Iran. Also an association was observed between the fast food consumption and asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Shokrollah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farrokhi
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Kazzem
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gheybi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahhed
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Reyhaneh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dehdari
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gooya
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Saman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshvari
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gholampour
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mansourian
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yasaman
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghahramani
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zandi
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Centre, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Razieh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Etemadan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Rahim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tahmasebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reaisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Asthma and Allergy, The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshmiri
authors.affiliation: Lung Transplantation Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Lida
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fadaizadeh
authors.affiliation: Lung Transplantation Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. farrokhi_sh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Masjedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004485:Eczema / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control