Open AccessPrevalence of bronchial asthma and its associated risk factors in school-going adolescents in Tier-III North Indian City
Author(s) -
Kapil Bhalla,
Deepak Nehra,
Sanjiv Nanda,
Ramesh Verma,
Ashish Gupta,
Shuchi Mehra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_117_18
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , socioeconomic status , environmental health , psychological intervention , population , pediatrics , allergy , family history , cross sectional study , demography , immunology , pathology , psychiatry , sociology
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood and a major health problem not only in India but globally. Despite multifold increase in prevalence, there is paucity of data on bronchial asthma from non-metro cities. The objectives were to find prevalence of bronchial asthma and various risk factors that are associated in this age group and determine the extent of under diagnosis.