Open AccessThe prevalence of bronchial asthma among the urban and rural population of Penza region
Author(s) -
M V Manzhos,
Е С Феденко,
S A Shkadov,
Yu A Orlov,
B A Batanova,
I A Kulakova,
M V Manzhos,
Е С Феденко,
Yu A Orlov,
S A Shkadov,
V A Batanova,
LA Kulakova
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
rossijskij allergologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-682X
pISSN - 1810-8830
DOI - 10.36691/rja1016
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , rural population , population , rural area , age groups , disease , environmental health , human settlement , pediatrics , demography , geography , immunology , pathology , archaeology , sociology
The aim of the Study. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of bronchial asthma (BA) in various age groups among the urban and rural population of Penza region.Materials and Methods. A questionnaire-based screening was performed among 4212 schoolchildren aged between 7 and 14 and 2150 adults aged between 20 and 60 in Penza. Respectively, 2195 and 3193 patients of the same age groups were tested in rural settlements. Allergic diagnostics was carried out by means of the skintesting method applying the standard set of allergens (household, pollen and epidermal).Results. The prevalence of AR among the juveniles aged 7 and 13 was respectively 2,7 and 5,9 % in Penza; 2,3 and 4,3% in rural settlements. The prevalence among the adults was 5,7-3,6%, which several times outnumbers the indexes of the official statistics. The atypical form of BA prevailed. The sub-diagnosis of the disease was conditioned by the light form of BA with weak symptomatic manifestations prevailing among the patients under study. Conclusion. It is necessary to improve the measures on primary diagnosis and treatment of BA, which shall considerably increase the efficacy of the therapy employed and improve the prognosis of the disease.