[Asthmatic children's risk factors for emergency room visits, Brazil].
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The asthma prevalence among preschool children in Pelotas is high, resulting therefore in high morbidity, and the predictor factors for emergency room visits due to asthma found were mother's low educational level, severity of the asthma attacks and hospitalization.Abstract:
OBJETIVOS: Tracar um perfil das criancas asmaticas do municipio de Pelotas, RS, conhecer o manejo da doenca e os fatores de risco associados a consultas em pronto-socorro, motivadas por asma. METODOS: Estudo transversal aninhado a um estudo de coorte, realizado na area urbana de Pelotas, cidade de medio porte do Sul do Brasil. Participaram 981 criancas de 4-5 anos, pertencentes a coorte de 1993. RESULTADOS: A prevalencia de asma encontrada na amostra estudada foi de 25,4%. A morbidade por asma foi elevada: 31% das criancas asmaticas haviam procurado o pronto-socorro no ultimo ano, 57% tinham consultado medico e 26%, de 1 a 4 anos, foram internadas por asma. Na analise geral, escolaridade e renda familiar baixas associaram-se com consultas em pronto-socorro (RO=4,1 para 0 a 4 anos de escolaridade e RO=6,5 para menos de 1 salario-minimo). Dormir em quartos com 3 ou mais pessoas tambem mostrou-se associado (RO=2,2), bem como severidade das crises (RO=2,7), uso de medicamentos para asma no ultimo ano (RO=1,9) e internacoes por asma (RO=3,0). CONCLUSOES: A prevalencia de asma entre criancas pre-escolares em Pelotas e alta, levando a grande morbidade. Encontraram-se como fatores preditores de consultas em pronto-socorro por asma, apos analise multivariada, a baixa escolaridade das maes, severidade das crises e internacao por asma.read more
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