Open AccessThe effectiveness of allergic rhinitis detection using standard international protocol ISAAC inthe Rostov region
Author(s) -
I V Marugin,
M M Chepurnaya,
А. Г. Волков,
I V Marugin,
M M Tchpumaya,
А. Г. Волков
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
rossijskij allergologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-682X
pISSN - 1810-8830
DOI - 10.36691/rja1035
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , rural area , protocol (science) , allergy , stage (stratigraphy) , family medicine , environmental health , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine , paleontology , biology
Background. The detection of prevalence of allergic rhinitis among children living in big industrial cities andrural areas of the Rostov region.Methods. In accordance with ISAAC program the two-stage epidemiological research included screeningquestionnaire of 7254 pupils, on the second stage a functional and allergy examination of the group on theexamination of 963 pupils, who gave positive answer to any of the questions in the questionnaire, has beencarried out.Results. In Rostov-on-Don and in the towns of the Rostov region pupils of primary school age suffer from allergicrhinitis significantly more often than those in the rural districts (p