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Prevalence of self‐reported respiratory symptoms in rural areas of Iran in 2000
Author(s) -
GOLSHAN MOHAMMAD,
ESTEKI BEHNOOSH,
DADVAND PAYAM
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2002.00375.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic bronchitis , asthma , bronchitis , population , rural population , respiratory system , obstructive lung disease , respiratory disease , physical therapy , copd , prevalence , environmental health , pediatrics , demography , lung , sociology
Objectives: The aims of the present study were to measure the population prevalence of symptoms of asthma, chronic bronchitis, obstructive lung disease and non‐specific respiratory symptoms in randomly selected rural communities in south‐west Isfahan, Iran. Methodology: Nine hundred and ninety‐four subjects from a total of 1127 villagers (88.2% response rate) took part in a medical interview conducted by interns from the Isfahan Medical School. Results: The mean (±SD) age of the population surveyed was 25.21 ± 17.55 years and the smoking rate was 7.2%. The self‐reported prevalence rates for current asthma, chronic bronchitis, non‐specific exercise‐induced cough and night cough were 6.1, 4.4, 13.3 and 11.3%, respectively. Conclusion: Asthma, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory disorders in rural Isfahan are more prevalent than expected for a young rural population with low smoking rates. The cause of this should be investigated.