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Prevalence of rhinitis symptoms among 16 to 18 years old adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alghobain, Mohammed Al-Moamary, Mohamad S. Al-Hajjaj, Mohamed S. Al-Fayez, Abdurhman I. Basha, Shabbeer |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to estimate the prevalence of rhinitis symptoms among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among children from secondary schools in the city of Riyadh. The study utilised the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) questionnaire. RESULTS Among the 3073 students (1504 boys and 1569 girls), the prevalence of life-time rhinitis, rhinitis in the past 12 months, and hay fever were 43.8%, 38.6% and 21.3%, respectively. There was a significant difference between boys and girls in the prevalence of life-time rhinitis (41% versus 46.5%, p = 0.02) and the prevalence of rhinitis in the past 12 months (35.1% versus 41.9%, p = 0.001). There was no significant difference between boys and girls in the prevalence of hay fever (22.5% versus 20.2%, p = 0.144). The prevalence of asthma symptoms among students with life-time rhinitis and hay fever were 35.4% and 39.9%, respectively. Asthma symptoms were strongly linked with life-time rhinitis (Odds Ratio [OR] = 2.5, p < 0.001) and hay fever (OR = 2.4, p value < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of rhinitis symptoms is high among 16 to 18 years old adolescents in Saudi Arabia, and symptoms are more common in girls compared to boys. Rhinitis symptoms are also associated with a high frequency of asthma symptoms. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| PubMed reference number | 23798084 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 55 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.vpci.org.in/uploads/file/Article-5-OA-1-2013.pdf |
| Journal | The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
