2020, Vol. 3, Issue 2, Part B
Prevalence and risk factors of episodic and multi trigger wheezer in children aged less than five years presenting to rural tertiary care hospital
Author(s)
Dr. R Poovendhan, Dr. M Sucindar and Dr. S Ramesh
Dr. R Poovendhan, Dr. M Sucindar and Dr. S Ramesh
Abstract
Background: Wheezing is more common in children less than five years due to small calibre airways and compliance of children lung. In the present study we have studied the prevalence and risk factors of episodic and multi trigger wheezer in children aged less than five years presenting to rural tertiary care hospital at Chidambaram, Tamilnadu.
Background: Wheezing is more common in children less than five years due to small calibre airways and compliance of children lung. In the present study we have studied the prevalence and risk factors of episodic and multi trigger wheezer in children aged less than five years presenting to rural tertiary care hospital at Chidambaram, Tamilnadu.
Methods: Children aged 6 months to 60 months presented with wheeze attending Raja muthiah medical college and hospital, Chidambaram from October 2018 to March 2020 were the target population. Children who are all satisfied the inclusion criteria after obtaining ethical and informed parental consent selected as study population. A structured pro forma was used to obtain data which includes epidemiological profile and risk factors of study population.
Results: In this study among 119 study population, 76 children were multi trigger wheezer and 43 were episodic wheezer. In multitrigger wheezer group among biological triggering factor children with family history of asthma (14.47%), indoor triggering factor house dust (18.42%) and outdoor triggering factor smoking (28.95%) were the most prevalent risk factor for wheezing in children aged less than five years.
Conclusion: In this rural population, multitrigger wheezer are more prevalent than episodic wheezer in children aged less than five years. In this study Outdoor triggering factor smoking is responsible for wheeze in more children aged less than five years.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. R Poovendhan, Dr. M Sucindar, Dr. S Ramesh. Prevalence and risk factors of episodic and multi trigger wheezer in children aged less than five years presenting to rural tertiary care hospital. Int J Paediatrics Geriatrics 2020;3(2):93-96. DOI: 10.33545/26643685.2020.v3.i2b.102
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