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Title: | Symptom prevalence and risk factors for asthma at the rural regions of Denizli, Turkey | Authors: | Ugurlu, Erhan Öncel, Sevin Başer Evyapan, F. |
Keywords: | Asthma Dyspnea Wheezing adult aged allergic rhinitis article asthma chest tightness cockroach coughing cross-sectional study dyspnea family history female forced expiratory volume forced vital capacity home environment human male pet animal prevalence risk factor rural area sex difference smoking symptomatology Turkey (republic) wheezing |
Publisher: | Pioneer Bioscience Publishing | Abstract: | Objective: This study was conducted using a standardised method (ECRHS) to identify the prevalence of asthma symptoms and risk factors in adults who lives in the rural regions of Denizli province. Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study to investigate the prevalence of asthma and asthma symptoms in adults older than 18 years old, around the rural regions of Denizli. Data were collected by personal interview and filling in questionnaires between July 2009 and September 2009. Results: A total of 1,343 individuals were enrolled. Prevalence of current asthma was 5.9%, having an asthma-like symptom was 34.0% and allergic rhinitis was 2.5%. Most common asthma symptoms were woken by an attack of breathlessness (20.5%, n=275), woken by attack of cough (19.9%, n=267) and wheezing (12.7%, n=171). Conclusions: Asthma is an important disease that may occur not only in cities but also at country sides. In rural areas risk factors for asthma and asthma-like symptoms compared to urban areas may show some differences. © Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7555 https://doi.org/10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.02.07 |
ISSN: | 2072-1439 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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