Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Background: Studies on allergic rhinitis prevalence have found significant variations in their results, even in closely-living populations. Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in schoolchildren from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Methods: Cross-se...
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| author | Eleazar Mancilla-Hernández Evaristo Víctor Manuel González-Solórzano Miguel Alejandro Medina-Ávalos Raúl Humberto Barnica-Alvarado |
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| description | Background: Studies on allergic rhinitis prevalence have found significant variations in their results, even in closely-living populations.
Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in schoolchildren from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study on the prevalence of allergic rhinitis diagnosis and symptoms, where the “Diagnostic questionnaire for epidemiological studies” was used between June and December 2015 in pre-school and primary and secondary school population, after authorization was granted by parents and school authorities.
Results: In 7866 surveys in a population aged between 3 and 15 years, 939 cases of allergic rhinitis (11.94%) were identified, with 53% belonging to the female gender. The symptom with the highest prevalence was cold-induced nasal congestion (56.8%), followed by rhinitis accompanied by ocular symptoms (35.8%) and recurrent flu-like symptoms (20), which was the most common symptom in allergic rhinitis (100%).
Conclusions: A significant variation was observed in the prevalence of symptoms, notably higher than that of questionnaire-obtained allergic rhinitis diagnosis (11.94%), which suggests that the independent prevalence of symptoms is not a good parameter to detect the prevalence of allergic rhinitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b44866dc88e4a7f8b4c47b78cf0b5cd2023-08-02T01:13:04ZengColegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C.Revista Alergia México0002-51512448-91902017-10-0164324324910.29262/ram.v64i3.221187Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MexicoEleazar Mancilla-Hernández0Evaristo Víctor Manuel González-Solórzano1Miguel Alejandro Medina-Ávalos2Raúl Humberto Barnica-Alvarado3Centro de Investigación en el Área de la Salud A.C., Puebla, PueblaPráctica privada, Cuernavaca, MorelosInstituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, Hospital Regional Veracruz, Servicio de Alergia. Veracruz, VeracruzPráctica privada, Ciudad Obregón, SonoraBackground: Studies on allergic rhinitis prevalence have found significant variations in their results, even in closely-living populations. Objective: To determine and compare the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in schoolchildren from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study on the prevalence of allergic rhinitis diagnosis and symptoms, where the “Diagnostic questionnaire for epidemiological studies” was used between June and December 2015 in pre-school and primary and secondary school population, after authorization was granted by parents and school authorities. Results: In 7866 surveys in a population aged between 3 and 15 years, 939 cases of allergic rhinitis (11.94%) were identified, with 53% belonging to the female gender. The symptom with the highest prevalence was cold-induced nasal congestion (56.8%), followed by rhinitis accompanied by ocular symptoms (35.8%) and recurrent flu-like symptoms (20), which was the most common symptom in allergic rhinitis (100%). Conclusions: A significant variation was observed in the prevalence of symptoms, notably higher than that of questionnaire-obtained allergic rhinitis diagnosis (11.94%), which suggests that the independent prevalence of symptoms is not a good parameter to detect the prevalence of allergic rhinitis.http://revistaalergia.mx/ojs/index.php/ram/article/view/221Rinitis alérgicaPrevalenciaSíntomas |
| spellingShingle | Eleazar Mancilla-Hernández Evaristo Víctor Manuel González-Solórzano Miguel Alejandro Medina-Ávalos Raúl Humberto Barnica-Alvarado Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico Revista Alergia México Rinitis alérgica Prevalencia Síntomas |
| title | Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| title_full | Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| title_short | Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| title_sort | prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its symptoms in the school children population of cuernavaca morelos mexico |
| topic | Rinitis alérgica Prevalencia Síntomas |
| url | http://revistaalergia.mx/ojs/index.php/ram/article/view/221 |
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