Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Epidemiology of asthma, rhinitis and allergy
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

Abstract

Background. Increasing prevalence of allergic respiratory diseases have been reported from different part of the world in the recent decades, living in urban and rural region. Data from East Europe are still unknown. The aim of our study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among schoolchildren from typical Polish rural region (commune of Janów Lubelski) between 1995 and 2000 year.
Methods. A cross-sectional epidemiological study among 702 children in 1995 and 800 children in 2000 year was performed. A similar survey in the same age group (8-15 yrs), at the same school, using the same standardized questionnaire (modified European Community Respiratory Health Survey) was conducted. The questionnaire was completed by children's parents. The response rate was 95% in 1995 and 80% in 2000 year.
Results. The principal results of the study - estimated as the prevalence of physician's diagnosis of asthma and/or allergic rhinitis (positive inquiries + positive skin prick tests) are presented in the table below:

Disease	Prevalence (%)1995 (n=667)	Prevalence (%) 2000 (n=640)	Significance
Asthma	2,0	8,7	p<0,0001
Seasonal allergic rhinitis	7,1	10,8	p<0,05
Perennial allergic rhinitis	2,3	4,8	p<0,02

Conclusions. Prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis significantly increased between 1995 and 2000 years in schoolchildren living in rural region of eastern Poland. This phenomenon may be due to better recognition of allergic diseases (because of parents' and physicians' education) or/and to real increase prevalence of these allergic disorders.

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A. Emeryk, E. Chojna, G. Skibinska-Kawiak, J. Postepski, M. Bartkowiak-Emeryk (Lublin, Janow Lubelski, Poland). Increased prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis during 1995-2000 among schoolchildren from a rural region in Poland. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 794

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