Prevalence of Pediatric Asthma Risk in Santo Domingo, Dominican
                        Republic

Sun, Wendy; Gupta, Lipi; Andreae, Andrew E.; Romutis, Kristin; Borda, Allison; Sabu, Priya; McKenna, Sean; Ryan, Mark

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.12.002

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“…Recent studies have shown that in most of the Latin America countries, the prevalence of asthma varied from 2.6% in Guatemala [ 7 ] to 33.1% in Peru [ 8 ]. In 2012 Caban-Martinez et al found that the overall prevalence of asthma in the general population of the Dominican Republic was 14.2% [ 9 ], and in 2017 Sun et al noted a prevalence rate of 25.7% [ 10 ] in the pediatric population, though the sample size in the latter research was only 74 participants recruited at a medical outreach clinic in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.…”

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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bronchial Asthma in Children in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Mejias¹,

Ramphul

2018

Cureus

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BackgroundBronchial asthma is an important health problem worldwide. There is insufficient data on the prevalence of bronchial asthma among school children in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of asthma and its related risk factors among school children in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study using a modified questionnaire was conducted in Santo Domingo among 600 children aged three to 11 eleven years. The prevalence of asthma and its associated risk factors such as birth order, family history of asthma, family history of allergy, exposure to pets at home, exposure to tobacco smoke, and source of fuel used at home were collected. The relevant data collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 24.0. (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) software.ResultsThe prevalence of asthma was found to be 22.0%. Age, family history of asthma, family history of allergy, exposure to tobacco smoke, and birth order showed statistical significance. The source of fuel used at home, gender, and exposure to pets were not statistically significant to be considered as risk factors associated with asthma in the population studied.ConclusionWith an asthma prevalence of 22.0% in the pediatric population, the Dominican Republic has one of the highest national rates of asthma in the pediatric population in Latin America. Proper education, screening, and prevention can help lower the burden of this disease economically and socially.

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