The impact of urbanization and wealth on house dust mite sensitization in children from north-central Nigeria

Abstract The impact of socio-economic status on the risk of allergy in African children is not clear. This was a cross sectional study including children aged 6–14 years from urban and rural settings in north-central Nigeria. Participants underwent skin prick tests to house dust mite (HDM) and an in...

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Main Authors: Chiara Zuiani, Michele Arigliani, Ramatu Zubair, Livingstone Gayus Dogara, Luigi Castriotta, Ashel Dache Sunday, Reward Christopher Audu, Habibah Dadan-Garba, Zakary Sani, Baba Inusa, Paola Cogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01348-w