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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
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