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dc.contributor.author | Robertson, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dalton, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Peat, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Haby, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bauman, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kennedy, J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Landau, L. | - |
dc.date.issued | 1998 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Medical Journal of Australia, 1998; 168(9):434-438 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0314-514X | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1326-5377 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/7682 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis in Australian schoolchildren using the protocol of the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC). DESIGN: Questionnaire-based survey. SETTING: Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide (in winter-spring, 1993) and Perth (in winter-spring, 1994). SUBJECTS: All children in school years 1 and 2 (ages 6-7 years) or in year 8 (ages 13-14 years), attending a random sample of 272 schools, stratified by age and city. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Parent-reported (for 6-7 year olds) or self-reported (for 13-14 year olds) symptoms of atopic disease in the previous 12 months, or ever; treatment of asthma; and country of birth. RESULTS: 10 914 questionnaires were completed for 6-7 year olds and 12 280 for 13-14 year olds (84% and 94% response rates, respectively). Prevalence of wheeze in the past 12 months was 24.6% for the 6-7 year olds and 29.4% for the 13-14 year olds, and, among 6-7 year olds, was significantly higher in boys (27.4%) than girls (21.7%). Children born in Australia were more likely to report current wheeze than those born elsewhere (6-7 year olds: odds ratio [OR], 1.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.55-2.15; and 13-14 year olds: OR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.68-2.11). Prevalences of current eczema and allergic rhinitis were 10.9% and 12.0%, respectively, for the 6-7 year olds, and 9.7% and 19.6%, respectively, for the 13-14 year olds. Asthma, eczema and rhinitis coexisted in 1.8% of 6-7 year olds and 2.8% of 13-14 year olds. CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that asthma prevalence in Australian schoolchildren is continuing to increase and is higher among Australian-born children than among those born elsewhere. Asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis coexist to a lesser extent than expected. These results form the basis for future Australian and international comparisons. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Colin F Robertson, Marita F Dalton, Jennifer K Peat, Michelle M Haby, Adrian Bauman and Louis I Landau | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | - |
dc.rights | ©MJA1998 | - |
dc.source.uri | https://www.mja.com.au/journal/1998/168/9/asthma-and-other-atopic-diseases-australian-children | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Asthma | - |
dc.subject | Eczema | - |
dc.subject | Prevalence | - |
dc.subject | Adolescent | - |
dc.subject | Child | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.subject | Surveys and Questionnaires | - |
dc.title | Asthma and other atopic diseases in Australian children. Australian arm of the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139022.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Kennedy, J. [0000-0003-2308-1870] | - |
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