Prevalence of Self-Reported Asthma in Urban and Rural Areas of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorEkici, Aydanur
dc.contributor.authorEkici, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKoçyiğit, Pınar
dc.contributor.authorKarlıdağ, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T18:06:34Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T18:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground and purpose. The risk factors for asthma in rural and urban population of Turkey are not well known. In this study we examined the effects of risk factors on the prevalence of asthma in adults living in rural and urban areas using data from a representative sample. Methods. Parents and grandparents of students from 20 randomly selected primary schools in urban and rural areas of Kirikkale, Turkey, were asked about respiratory diseases using the respiratory questionnaire, which were returned to us by their children. Results. Out of 13,225 parents and grandparents of primary school students 12,270 returned the questionnaires, for an overall response rate of 92.7%. The prevalence of asthma was more common in adults living in rural areas than in urban areas (10.8% vs. 6.2%, p < .0001, respectively). Asthma was more prevalent in women exposed to biomass smoke than those who were not exposed to it in rural areas (14.8% vs. 6.6%, p = .0001, respectively). Frequent childhood respiratory infections were more common in adults living in rural areas than in urban areas (18.2% vs. 10.9%, p < .0001, respectively). Exposure to biomass smoke and frequent childhood respiratory infections were associated with an increased risk of asthma, after adjusting for possible confounding factors in the logistic model for rural subjects. Chronic rhinitis (p < .0001) and frequent childhood respiratory infections (p = .0001) were associated with an increased risk of asthma, after adjusting for possible confounding factors in the logistic model for urban subjects. Conclusions. The prevalence of asthma in adults living in the rural areas of the Kirikkale Region in Central Turkey was significantly higher than that in the urban population. Exposure to biomass smoke and childhood respiratory infections were more common in adults living in rural areas. The higher rate of asthma in adults living in rural areas may be due to a higher frequency of childhood respiratory infections and exposure to biomass smoke.en_US
dc.identifier.citationclosedAccessen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3109/02770903.2012.677893
dc.identifier.endpage526en_US
dc.identifier.issn0277-0903
dc.identifier.issn1532-4303
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22502860
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84862870309
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage522en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2012.677893
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/5255
dc.identifier.volume49en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000305537900011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Asthma
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectasthmaen_US
dc.subjectbiomass smokeen_US
dc.subjectfrequent childhood respiratory infectionen_US
dc.subjectrural and urban areasen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Self-Reported Asthma in Urban and Rural Areas of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticle

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