Journals / Türk Otorinolarengoloji Arşivi / 2016 / Cilt: 54 - Sayı: 1

Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in Children in the Trabzon Province of the Black Sea Region of Turkey

Türkiye Karadeniz Bölgesi Trabzon İlinde Yaşayan Çocuklarda Alerjik Rinit Prevalansı

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21–28
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2022-11-04
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Female gender, smoking habits ofthe parents, owing pets, and living in an apartmentflat are risk factors for allergic rhinitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children aged 12-15 years who lived in the Trabzon Province, specify possible risk factors, and compare the data obtained with those of the other studies conducted in our country and in other countries.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: First, 1372 students from nine primary schools determined according to the recommendations of Department of Public Health and approval of The Provincial Directorate of Health were screened in their schools with questionnaire forms.
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Conclusion & Impact:Female gender, smoking habits ofthe parents, owing pets, and living in an apartmentflat are risk factors for allergic rhinitis.
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Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children aged 12-15 years who lived in the Trabzon Province, specify possible risk factors, and compare the data obtained with those of the other studies conducted in our country and in other countries. Methods: First, 1372 students from nine primary schools determined according to the recommendations of Department of Public Health and approval of The Provincial Directorate of Health were screened in their schools with questionnaire forms. Second, students providing the response "yes" to the first and/or second questions in the questionnaire forms were considered as possible allergic rhinitis patients and invited to our clinic. Then, 246 students were subjected to a skin prick test. Data were collected with the evalution of questionnaire and skin prick test results togetherResults: The prevalance of allergic rhinitis in childrenbetween 12 and 15 years age was found to be 14.5% inTrabzon. Female gender was found to be a relative arisk factor for allergic rhinitis (p=0.015). The prevalenceof allergic rhinitis in children whose both parents weresmoking was significantly higher than that in childrenwhose only one parent was smoking or both parentswere nonsmokers (p=0.0024). In addition, living in anapartment flat (p=0.015) and owing pets (p=0.04) weredetected to be other risk factors for allergic rhinitis.Conclusion: According to our investigations, this isthe first prevalence study in Trabzon, which is thelargest settlement in the Eastern Black Sea Region.The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children wasfound to be 14.5%. Female gender, smoking habits ofthe parents, owing pets, and living in an apartmentflat are risk factors for allergic rhinitis.

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Amaç: Çalışmamızda, Trabzon'da yaşayan 12 -15 yaş grubu çocuklarda alerjik rinit prevalansını ve olası risk faktörlerini belirlemek ve elde edilen verileri ülkemiz ve diğer ülkelerde yapılan çalışmalarla karşılaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Yöntemler: Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı'nın önerisi ve İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü'nün izniyle belirlenen dokuz ilköğretim okulundaki 1372 öğrenci okullarında ilk aşamada anketler ile taranmıştır. İkinci aşamada anketteki birinci ve/veya ikinci sorulara 'evet' cevabı veren öğrenciler olası alerjik rinit hastası kabul edilerek kliniğimize davet edilmiş ve 246 öğrenciye deri prick testi uygulanmıştır. Anket ve prick testi sonuçları birlikte değerlendirilerek veriler elde edilmiştir. Bulgular: Trabzon ili 12-15 yaş grubu çocuklarda alerjik rinit prevalansı %14.5 olarak bulunmuştur. Kız cinsiyet, alerjik rinit açısından nisbi risk faktörüdür(p=0.015). Hem anne hem de babası sigara içen çocuklardaalerjik rinit prevalansı; ebeveyni sigara içmeyenya da sadece tek ebeveyni sigara içen çocuklaragöre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı yüksek bulunmuş-tur (p=0.0024). Ayrıca apartman dairesinde yaşam(p=0.014), evcil hayvan beslemek (p=0.04) alerjik rinitaçısından diğer bir risk faktörü olarak saptanmıştır.Sonuç: Araştırmalarımıza göre bu çalışma Doğu Karadeniz'dekien büyük yerleşim yeri olan Trabzon'dakiilk prevalans çalışmasıdır. Alerjik rinit prevalansı çocuklarda%14.5 olarak bulunmuştur. Kız cinsiyet, ebeveynlerinsigara alışkanlıkları, evcil hayvan beslemekve apartman yaşamı alerjik rinit için risk faktörleridir.Cinsiyet, ebeveynelerin sigara alışkanlıkları, evcil hayvanbeslemek ve apartman yaşamı alerjik rinit için riskfaktörleri olarak öne çıkmaktadır.

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TOPBAŞ, M., ÇOBANOĞLU, H. B., URAL, A., IŞIK, A. Ü. (2022). Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in Children in the Trabzon Province of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Türk Otorinolarengoloji Arşivi, Cilt: 54 - Sayı: 1, 21–28. https://ajindex.com/articles/640253

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