Trends in the Prevalence and Severity of Symptoms of Asthma, Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, and Atopic Eczema

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of asthmatic children seen at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria

“…5 Abdurrahman et al 10 and Onazi et al 14 . However, the finding in both ISAAC studies done by Faladeet al 20,21 which reported eczema as a common disorder (10.1% in 6-7year old and 26.1% in 13-14year old respectively) was not in agreement with this study as only 2.9% of asthmatic subjects had atopic dermatitis. This may be due to the difference in sample size where 1,704 6-7year olds and 3,058 13-14 year olds were studied by Faladeet al 20,21 respectively.…”

Low prevalence of asthma in sub Saharan Africa: A cross sectional community survey in a suburban Nigerian town

“…The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) in Nigeria showed that the prevalence of asthma among young adolescents in an urban city in Nigeria is substantial and in fact, increasing [17]. However there is sparse information on the time trends among adults.…”

Epidemiology of allergic conjunctivitis

“…This was similar for 3058 randomly selected Nigerian children aged 13-14 years that demonstrated the cumulative prevalence rates of wheezing, rhinitis other than common cold, and symptoms of eczema were 16.4, 54.1 and 26.1%, respectively. However, rhinitis associated with itchy eyes (allergic rhinoconjunctivitis) was reported by 39.2% of the school children, that is 80% of those patients reported to have rhinitis [25].…”