dc.contributor.author | DEBUSE, P | |
dc.contributor.author | BENER, Abdulbari | |
dc.contributor.author | ABDIN, AH | |
dc.contributor.author | ABDULRAZZAQ, YM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-04T17:56:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-04T17:56:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BENER A., ABDULRAZZAQ Y., DEBUSE P., ABDIN A., "ASTHMA AND WHEEZING AS THE CAUSE OF SCHOOL ABSENCE", JOURNAL OF ASTHMA, cilt.31, ss.93-98, 1994 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0277-0903 | |
dc.identifier.other | av_880d6b6c-77c7-412f-a09b-cab5060eb4da | |
dc.identifier.other | vv_1032021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/92359 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3109/02770909409044811 | |
dc.description.abstract | A survey was conducted on children attending 30 primary schools (15 each for boys ad girls) in Al-Ain City of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to assess the impact of asthma on school absenteeism. There are 28,447 primary school children (50% boys and 50% girls) aged 6-14 years in the Al-Ain Educational District, all of whose school health records were investigated with respect to school absence caused by asthma during the academic year 1991-1992. Results showed that overall 1910 (6.7%) pupils were diagnosed as having asthma and wheezing during the preceding year by school doctors and nurses. Out of 14,217 boys, 1146 (8.1%) had asthma and wheezing, and 764 of 14,230 girls (5.4%) had the same condition. Overall 1,255 (4.9%) pupils were absent from school for at least 1 day during the year. Of 1146 boys with wheezing or asthma, 707 (62%) missed at least 1 day of school due to asthma, and of 764 girls who were asthmatic or wheezing, 548 (72%) missed school for at least 1 day in the year. There was a very highly statistically significant difference between sexes of children who were asthmatic or wheezing and missed school at least 1 day (p < 0.0001). Absenteeism most commonly occurred during spring for both boys (42%) and girls (45%). Absence from school due to asthma occurred least during autumn for both boys (26%) and girls (22%). This study confirms that asthma is a common chronic disease among primary school children in Al-Ain, UAE, and is a common cause of absenteeism from school. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.subject | Klinik Tıp | |
dc.subject | ALERJİ | |
dc.subject | Klinik Tıp (MED) | |
dc.subject | SOLUNUM SİSTEMİ | |
dc.subject | Tıp | |
dc.subject | Sağlık Bilimleri | |
dc.subject | Dahili Tıp Bilimleri | |
dc.subject | Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Allerji | |
dc.title | ASTHMA AND WHEEZING AS THE CAUSE OF SCHOOL ABSENCE | |
dc.type | Makale | |
dc.relation.journal | JOURNAL OF ASTHMA | |
dc.contributor.department | , , | |
dc.identifier.volume | 31 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 93 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 98 | |
dc.contributor.firstauthorID | 96533 | |