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Evaluation of the Parents of the Students of a Primary School with Asthma Questionnaire in a Low-income Area of Ankara

Ankara'da Düşük Gelir Seviyeli Bir Bölgede İlkokul Çocukları Ebeveynlerinin Astım Anketi ile Değerlendirilmesi

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Therefore, especially in low income areas it is very important to educate the parents about indoor triggers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Asthma is one of the most important chronic diseases of childhood.
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Key Findings & Data:Parents' awareness of the symptoms of asthma and what triggers it is necesssary in every step of the diagnosis and treatment.Materials and Methods: In this study, we included parents of 85 primary education students with mean age 9.1% settled in a neighbourhood of low income in Ankara.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, especially in low income areas it is very important to educate the parents about indoor triggers.
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Aim: Asthma is one of the most important chronic diseases of childhood. Parents' awareness of the symptoms of asthma and what triggers it is necesssary in every step of the diagnosis and treatment.Materials and Methods: In this study, we included parents of 85 primary education students with mean age 9.1% settled in a neighbourhood of low income in Ankara. The Questionnaire of the study was based on International Study for Asthma and Allergies in Childhood with 31 questions concerning the symptoms of asthma and things that trigger it.Results: The number of children who had a wheezing attack at least once and recognised by their families was 10 (11.7%) while nine children had been diagnosed with asthma by a doctor. In the homes of 56 children (65.9%) there was at least one smoker. Four-teen children (16.7%) were exposed to humidity and 15 children (17.6%) had mold in their homes.Conclusion: Our study showed that the incidence of wheezing among primary school students was 12.9% Indoor triggers such as humidity, mold and cigarette smoke were reported by the students' parents. Therefore, especially in low income areas it is very important to educate the parents about indoor triggers.

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Amaç: Astım çocukluk çağının en önemli kronik hastalıklarından biridir. Ebeveynlerin astım semptomları ve tetikleyicilerini biliyor olması, tanı ve tedavinin her basamağında gereklidir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmamıza Ankara'nın düşük gelir seviyeli bir bölgesinde yaşayan, yaş ortalaması 9,1 (7-11 yaş) olan 85 ilköğretim öğrencisinin ebeveynleri dahil edilmiştir. Çalışma anketi Uluslararası Çocukluk Çağı Astım ve Allerjik Hastalıklar Çalışması temel alınarak hazırlanmış, astım semptom ve tetikleyicilerini sorgulayan 31 sorudan oluşturulmuştur.Bulgular: En az bir kez hışıltı geçirenlerin sayısı 11 (%12,9) iken, dokuz çocukta (%10,5) doktor tanılı astım vardı. Elli altı çocuğun (%65,9) evinde en az bir kişinin sigara içicisi olduğu saptandı. Evinde rutubet teması olanların sayısı 14 (%16,4), küf teması olanların sayısı ise 15 (%17,6) idi.Sonuç: Çalışmamızda ilkokul çocuklarında hışıltı sıklığı %12,9 olarak bulunmuştur. Ev içi tetikleyicilerden rutubet, küf ve sigara teması dikkat çekicidir. Özellikle düşük gelir seviyeli bölgelerde yaşayan ebeveynlerin ev içi tetikleyiciler konusunda bilgi düzeyinin arttırılması önemlidir.

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EMEKSİZ, Z. Ş., ERTUĞRUL, A., BOSTANCI, İ., ÖZMEN, S., ŞAHİN, S. (2016). Evaluation of the Parents of the Students of a Primary School with Asthma Questionnaire in a Low-income Area of Ankara. The Journal of Pediatric Research, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 3, 139–143. https://ajindex.com/articles/362821

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