Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with exercise-induced bronchospasm among rural school children in Ilesa, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Bankole Peter Kuti,
Demilade Kehinde Kuti,
Kehinde Oluyori Omole,
Lasisi Oluwafemi Mohammed,
Busayo Gideon Ologun,
Bolanle Idowu Oso
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_46_17
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , bronchospasm , wheeze , odds ratio , confidence interval , allergy , family history , prevalence , demography , pediatrics , physical therapy , epidemiology , immunology , sociology
Exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) assessed using changes in peak expiratory flow rates (PEFRs) to free range exercise is a relatively cheap way of screening for asthma in resource-poor centres where children with asthma are often undiagnosed and poorly managed. This study sets out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with EIB among rural schoolchildren in Ilesa, Nigeria.