Open AccessInfluence of poverty and infection on asthma in Latin America
Author(s) -
Philip J. Cooper,
Laura C. Rodrigues,
Maurício L. Barreto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1528-4050
pISSN - 1473-6322
DOI - 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283510967
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , psychosocial , poverty , latin americans , environmental health , public health , atopy , obesity , hygiene hypothesis , immunology , gerontology , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , economics , economic growth
Asthma in Latin America is a growing public health problem and seems to be most prevalent and cause most morbidity among poor urban populations. This article will review the findings of recent human studies of the associations of asthma prevalence in Latin America with factors associated with poverty and inequality including childhood infections, stress, environment, nutrition and diet.