International study of asthma and allergies in childhood: Phase 3 in the Syrian Arab Republic

View/ Open
Abstract
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood [ISAAC] uses standardized symptombased questionnaires to describe the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in children worldwide. Three governorates in the Syrian Arab Republic [Aleppo, Lattakia and Tartous] participated in ISAAC phase 3 in 2001-03. Adolescents in the 13-14 year age group and parents of the 6-7-year-old children completed the questionnaire about asthma symptoms. The prevalence of current symptoms of asthma [wheezing in the last 12 months] in different centres ranged from 4.7% to 5.7% for 6-7-year-olds and 3.9% to 6.5% for 13-14-year-olds. In 13-14-year-olds the prevalence of severe speech-limiting wheeze was 2.0%-3.5%, of rhinoconjunctivitis was 8.6%-14.6% and of eczema was 3.3%-4.2%Citation
Mohammad, Y., Tabbah, K., Mohammad, S., Yassine, F., Clayton, T. et al. (2010). International study of asthma and allergies in childhood: Phase 3 in the Syrian Arab Republic. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 16 (7), 710-716, 2010 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117962