Asthma and allergies in schoolchildren of Maputo

Mavale‐Manuel, S.; Joaquim, Orvalho Augusto; Macome, C.; Almeida, Liz Maria de; Nunes, Elizabete; Daniel, Allison I; Malichocho, J.; Pedro, Alínia José; Bandeira, Sónia; Eduardo, Eduard; Maciel, Léa Maria Zanini; Constance, E.; Marques, Selma; Tembe, A.; Blic, J. de; Annesi‐Maesano, Isabella

doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01251.x

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“…The lowest 12-month prevalence rate of wheeze was reported in Indonesia (2.8%) during Phase III, and the highest was again reported in Costa Rica (37.6%) for the younger age group. Nigeria and Mozambique are the only African countries where ISAAC Phase I and III studies had previously been conducted for both age groups [1,15]. The 12-month prevalence rate of wheeze increased in Nigeria from 4.8% in Phase I to 5.6% in Phase III for the 6-to 7-year-old group.…”

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“…ISAAC Phase I and III studies were conducted in South Africa during 1995 and 2002 in the urban setting of Cape Town [13,14]. ISAAC Phase III studies were also conducted in urban, suburban and semi-rural areas in Maputo, Mozambique during May 2004 and in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo [15,16]. Three of these four studies from the SADC region focused on 13-to 14-year olds and all four studies did not investigate the association between potential risk factors and asthma symptoms.…”

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Household Conditions, Eczema Symptoms and Rhinitis Symptoms: Relationship with Wheeze and Severe Wheeze in Children Living in the Polokwane Area, South Africa

Wichmann

Wolvaardt

Maritz

et al. 2008

Matern Child Health J

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Background This is the fifth study that applied the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) methodology in the Southern African Development Community (SADC region). However, it is the first ISAAC study that focused on 6-to 7-year-old children living in South Africa and that also investigated the association between potential risk factors and asthma symptoms. Objective To assess the 12-month prevalence of wheeze and severe wheeze along with their potential risk factors. Setting Within a 60-km radius from the Polokwane city centre, Limpopo Province. Methods The survey was conducted during August 2004 and February 2005. Parents/guardians of 6-to 7-year-old children completed the questionnaires in English, Afrikaans or North-Sotho. However, the statistical analyses were restricted to the North-Sotho group (n = 2,437). Results The 12-month prevalence rates of wheeze and severe wheeze were 11.2% and 5.7%, respectively. The 12-month prevalence rates of eczema symptoms and rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms were 8.0% and 7.3%, respectively. Living in a rural area significantly decreased the likelihood of wheeze by 31%. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and the presence of eczema symptoms and rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms increased the likelihood of wheeze by 77%, 104% and 226%, respectively. Only the presence of rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms increased the likelihood of severe wheeze by 107%. Conclusion Wheeze appears to be an emerging public health problem in the Polokwane area. Hopefully, detailed analytical intervention studies will further explicate these results in the near future.

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Household Conditions, Eczema Symptoms and Rhinitis Symptoms: Relationship with Wheeze and Severe Wheeze in Children Living in the Polokwane Area, South Africa

Wichmann

Wolvaardt

Maritz

et al. 2008

Matern Child Health J

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“…17 Eleven surveys of the prevalence of asthma in sub-Saharan Africa were identified and are listed in Table 1. 17,20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] People living in rural grasslands rarely if ever suffer from allergic diseases and most of the local languages do not even have words to describe these conditions. 17,31 The prevalence of asthma varies widely between countries: Ethiopia 9.1%, Kenya 15.8%, Nigeria 13.0%, Mozambique 13.3%, and South Africa 20.3%.…”

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The impact of asthma and COPD in sub-Saharan Africa

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Molen

Jones

et al. 2011

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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“…Exercise-induced wheeze, nocturnal cough and ever asthma were reported more frequently in children of the suburban area. These authors concluded that asthma and allergic diseases were important public health problems in Maputo and improvement in prevention and management plans were required [11].…”

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“…The ISAAC protocol was applied in 27 schools in urban, suburban and semi-rural areas in Maputo, Mozambique [11]. A total of 2630 completed questionnaires were obtained from students aged 13-14 years, and 2383 from schoolchildren aged 6-7 years.…”

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Pediatric Asthma in Southern Africa

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2011

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Pediatric asthma has been well researched and actively managed in Southern Africa for many years. From the earliest study of asthma prevalence in 1979 revealing a significant rural -urban asthma gradient to more recent studies suggesting that asthma now abounds in all population and socio-economic groups, Southern Africa has been the subject of a significant number of publications relating to asthma prevalence, etiologies or associations and treatment guidelines. Asthma is now present in 20% of school-children across Southern Africa, but may not have the same etiological factors commonly seen in the West. Southern Africa has areas with a high asthma prevalence, areas with amongst the highest mortality in the world and similar problems to first-world countries with regard to morbidity and cost of disease. Guidelines for asthma management published from South Africa highlight the importance of aiming for complete asthma control and avoiding morbidity, exacerbations and mortality.

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Asthma and allergies in schoolchildren of Maputo

Abstract: Asthma and allergic diseases are important public health problems in Maputo and improvement in prevention and management plans are required.

Cited by 45 publications

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Household Conditions, Eczema Symptoms and Rhinitis Symptoms: Relationship with Wheeze and Severe Wheeze in Children Living in the Polokwane Area, South Africa

Household Conditions, Eczema Symptoms and Rhinitis Symptoms: Relationship with Wheeze and Severe Wheeze in Children Living in the Polokwane Area, South Africa

The impact of asthma and COPD in sub-Saharan Africa

Pediatric Asthma in Southern Africa

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