Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a case-control study in urban Uganda

Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a case-control study in urban Uganda

Data on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren (5–17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study, among 555 cases and 1115 controls. Asthma was diagnosed by study clinicians. The main risk factors for asthma were tertiary...

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Main Authors: Harriet Mpairwe, Milly Namutebi, Gyaviira Nkurunungi, Pius Tumwesige, Irene Nambuya, Mike Mukasa, Caroline Onen, Marble Nnaluwooza, Barbara Apule, Tonny Katongole, Gloria Oduru, Joseph Kahwa, Emily L Webb, Lawrence Lubyayi, Neil Pearce, Alison M Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
case-control study
schoolchildren
risk factors
Uganda
early life
asthma
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49496

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