Prevalence, Management, and Risk Factors of Asthma Among School-Age Children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Triasih, Rina and Setyowireni, Dwikisworo and Nurani, Neti and Setyati, Amalia (2023) Prevalence, Management, and Risk Factors of Asthma Among School-Age Children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 16. pp. 23-32. ISSN 11786965

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Abstract

Purpose: Childhood asthma in developing countries has been increasing, but underdiagnosed and undertreated. We reported prevalence, management, and risk factors of asthma among school-age children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Patients and Methods: We recruited children aged 6–7 years and 13–14 years attending schools in all districts in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The schools were randomly selected via cluster random sampling. We used the Indonesian version of the Global Asthma Network (GAN) questionnaire, and the methodology employed by this study was in accordance with the GAN’s protocol. Results: A total of 2106 children aged 6–7 years and 3142 adolescents aged 13–14 years were eligible for analysis. The prevalence of current wheeze in children and adolescents was similar, which was 4.6. Inhalation therapy was reported in <30 of those with asthma. Risk factors for current wheeze in children were wheezing in infancy period, ever had pneumonia, the house was passed by trucks every day, and fast-food consumption in the previous 12 months; whereas exclusive breastfeeding for more than 6 months decreased the risk of current wheeze. In adolescence, obesity, consumption of fast food once or twice a week, and paracetamol in the previous 12 months increased the risk of current wheeze. Conclusion: The prevalence of current wheeze in children and adolescents in Indonesia was quite low. The use of inhalation therapy was limited. Respiratory problems during infancy, environmental, and nutritional factors play a role in the development of asthma. © 2023 Triasih et al.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 7; All Open Access, Gold Open Access, Green Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: antiasthmatic agent; antibiotic agent; paracetamol; short acting beta agonist; short acting drug; steroid; unclassified drug; adolescent; Article; asthma; attending day care; attending kindergarten; breast feeding; breathing disorder; chest infection; child; cross-sectional study; dry cough; dry night cough; emergency ward; fast food; female; food intake; global asthma network questionnaire; health care concepts; hospital admission; house was passed by trucks; human; Indonesia; low birth weight; male; maternal smoking; missing school; obesity; pet animal; pneumonia; pregnancy; prematurity; prevalence; questionnaire; regular contact with farm animals; risk factor; urgent doctor admission; wheezing
Subjects: R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing > Public Health and Nutrition
Depositing User: Ngesti Gandini
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2024 01:43
Last Modified: 10 Jun 2024 01:43
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/2464

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