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15095330

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
We conducted a survey to determine parent-reported asthma prevalence, morbidity, and healthcare utilization among 3527 children attending public schools (n = 2849) and private schools (n = 678) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Schools were randomly selected from each of 12 geographic regions of the San Juan metropolitan area. Parents of children age 4-7 years old completed a 12-item questionnaire on asthma diagnosis, respiratory symptoms and morbidity, and healthcare utilization. Parents of children in public schools and private schools reported similar rates of a physician having previously diagnosed asthma in their children (43.2% vs. 39.4%); however, significantly more children in public schools were reported to still have asthma at the time of the survey (32.6% vs. 23.7%). Children attending public schools vs. private schools were reported to have missed significantly more school and to have had more hospitalizations and emergency department visits. Among children reported to still have asthma, significantly more children visited an emergency department, were hospitalized, and missed more school days due to respiratory symptoms in the past year. The high prevalence of parent-reported asthma, respiratory symptoms, and healthcare utilization among Puerto Rican children in San Juan calls for further studies using objective methods for ascertaining asthma and asthma-related morbidity. Differences in healthcare utilization between children attending public vs. private schools suggest that socioeconomic factors play a role in asthma management in Puerto Rico.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
8755-6863
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 Wiely-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
453-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Parent-reported asthma in Puerto Rican children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico. pulmonpr@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.