Asthma of children under 5 in Thai Binh, Quang Tri and Binh Duong

ABSTRACT

Study was carried out on 3502 children in Thai Binh, Quang Tri, Binh Duong. The result showed that rate of children under 5 diagnosised asthma in the three psovinces was 7.1%. In there, Thai Binh were 10.0%, Quang Tri 6.3%, Binh Duong 5.1%. Wheezing rate in children under 5 was 30.2% and in children under 1 was 79%. Allergy history factor have closed relationship to disease prevalence. Rate of having allergic history in children with asthama was higher by 3.23 times than that in children without asthma. Rate of having infection history in children with asthma was higher by 3.5 times than that in children without asthma