THE EPIDEMIC FEATURES OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
AGED 0~14 YEARS IN NANSHAN, SHENZHEN
Lin Ruichun1, Yang Xiqiang2, Qiu Xiaoshan1
1 Nanshan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
2 Children’s Hospital, Chongqing
University of Medical Sciences, China
Objective: To investigate the morbidity rate and the
related factors of asthma in children Aged in 0-14 years in Nanshan area.
The situation of therapy and the influences to the Patient children,
families and society caused by asthma were also investigated.
Methods: Based on the standard tables form“the national epidemic
investigating group of asthma”, 2042 children aged of 0-14 years in Nanshan
were investigated by means of the centralized and dispersed visiting
,telephone and clinics protocols with sophisticated quality control.
Reslults:There were differences in our results form those
in national investigation ① The morbidity rate of
asthma in Nanshan (2.39%)was significantly higher than that in national
investigation (2.03%); ② There was no seasonal
prevalence in Nanshan; ③ There Were not notably
differences between cough variant asthma (CVA)and bronchial asthma(BA) in
the individual allergic carrier, hereditary tendency, study of patient
children and working of family membership; ④ Patients with BA
usually had sudden attack and usually had to be in hospital during
seriously attack. The medical expenses in children with BA were therefore
more than those with CVA. Most of the children with BA had been treated
regularly and their conditions trended to be released. Most of the children
with CVA hadn’t been treated regularly including the therapy against tract
hyper reactivity and their conditions prolonged and became to heavier.
Conclusion: ① In Nanshan area, the
higher morbidity rate of asthma without seasonal prevalence might be related to the existing of
mites and fungi; for the reasons of
Shenzhen’s subtropics location where lead to prolonged high
humidity; ② Regular treatment was
important to CVA as well as BA and should
be paid much attention both in the local health administration and
physicians.