a Record control number WOS:000337123300007

a ISSN 2046-9047

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QW900

b Item number .H54 2014

a Personal name Dalkan, C.

a Title High prevalence of allergy in North Cypriot children

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc C.Dalkan, N.Galip, H.Tengüç, N.Çobanoğlu, N.Bahçeciler.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Maney Publıshıng, ,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2014.

a Summary, etc Background: The ISAAC (the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire has been used to standardize research on the prevalence of asthma in children since 1991. Aim: In this Phase I study, the prevalence of asthma, other allergic diseases and atopy was evaluated in North Cyprus. Methods: The ISAAC questionnaire was distributed to grades I-V schoolchildren. Data were obtained from parents of 580 schoolchildren aged between 7 and 12 years attending a primary school in Nicosia, the capital of North Cyprus. Of those, a sub-group of 97 (16.7%) randomly selected children were evaluated by skin prick test (SPT) and lung function test (LFT). Results: The prevalence rates of asthma ever, current wheezing and SPT-positivity were 20.8%, 10% and 68%, respectively. The prevalence of atopy was significantly higher in the randomly selected subgroup of 97 (68%) patients subjected to SPT and LFT, and the house dust mite (HDM) was the allergen to which children were most frequently sensitized. Conclusions: In northern Cyprus, the prevalence rates of asthma, allergic diseases and atopic sensitization in 7-12-year-old children are extremely high. Sensitization to HDM is a risk factor for the development of asthma.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Allergy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

g Relationship information Feb 2014, Vol.34, Issue:1, p.37-42

t Title Paedıatrıcs and Internatıonal Chıld Health

x International Standard Serial Number 20469047

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000074