Investigate the prevalence asthma and related symptoms in school-aged children admitted to hospital

Introduction: Asthma is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children that makes frequent reference to the hospital and absence from school. Despite recurrent symptoms of asthma, cough, shortness of breath and chest snoring determined. Also, in recent decades, its prevalence has increased sharply. Therefore, this study aimed to Investigate the prevalence asthma and related symptoms in school-aged children admitted to the hospital. methods: This scientific review sites with searching Google scholar, magiran, Mbais, Sid, PubMed and iranmedex with keywords asthma, prevalence, risk factors, primary school children was conducted during 1996 and 2016. Results: Studies show that a history of asthma doctors to 3%, an asthma attack during the life of up to 14.7%, asthma in the last 12 months between 5 and 7 percent, coughing and shortness of breath at night to 13 percent and cough during exercise between 14 percent 18 among the students was reported. Between personal and family history of allergy and asthma attacks showed no significant recurrence as well as a history of sinusitis and asthma attacks in case of disease in first degree relatives and in patients with poor treatment adherence has been more than. Among risk factors, prevalence of active asthma in the family with a similar disease, history of respiratory infections in early childhood and paternal smoking had a direct relationship. Most doctors instead of beta agonists inhaled or injection of aminophylline have used in first-line therapy. Only 14% of patients used in the first step of salbutamol inhaler. Conclusion: It seems that lack of access to inhaled drugs and assistive devices needed to prescribe these drugs, lack of awareness of physicians about new programs of treatment, the lack of parental awareness and concern inhaler forms of consumption, the problem is asthmatic children fundamental is. Therefore, it is necessary to be done to solve the problem.

Asthma, Prevalence, Risk factors, Primary school children