Significantly more asthmatic children with immediate relatives with a history of asthma have a pet at home and experience STS exposure compared to children without relatives with a history of asthma, suggesting association between life style choices/environmental exposures and family history of asthma.

Use of National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines significantly improved QOL of caregivers of children with asthma and in asthma-related symptoms. Improvements over time were independent of type of providers.

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Among families with asthmatic children, pet ownership is significantly more likely in Caucasian families compared with African-American and Hispanic families, thus there is a racial diversity in pet ownership among families of children with asthma.