Prevalence of asthma in elementary school children in Kerman in ۱۹۹۹

The aim of this study was of determine the prevalence of asthma among elementary school children (۶-۱۲ years old) of Kerman in ۱۹۹۹.for this purpose,a randomly selected sample of ۳۰۳۶ school children was surveyed with a questionnaire.of this,۲۲۱۷ students (۷۳%),including ۱۰۳۵ boys and ۱۱۸۲ girls,responded to the questionnaire.after surveying the returned questionnaire,۶۰ students with asthma were nidentifed.the prevalence of asthma in elementary school children of Kerman was ۲.۷%(۹۵% confidence interval(CI)۲.۱-۳.۵){۳.۳%(۹۵% CI:۲.۲-۴.۴)} in boys and ۲.۳%(۹۵%CI:۱.۵-۳.۳)in girls).there were statistically significant relationships between asthma and the presence of family history of asthma,allrgic rhinitis,drug allergy,food allergy(p<۰.۰۵).these results suggest that asthma in Kerman appear to be a public health problem in elementary school children,although its prevalence was low.