Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a casecontrol study in urban Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMpairwe, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorNamutebi, Milly
dc.contributor.authorNkurunungi, Gyaviira
dc.contributor.authorTumwesige, Pius
dc.contributor.authorNambuya, Irene
dc.contributor.authorMukasa, Mike
dc.contributor.authorOnen, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorNnaluwooza, Marble
dc.contributor.authorApule, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorKatongole, Tonny
dc.contributor.authorOduru, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorKahwa, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorWebb, Emily L
dc.contributor.authorLubyayi, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorPearce, Neil
dc.contributor.authorElliott, Alison M
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T07:26:21Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T07:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractData on asthma aetiology in Africa are scarce. We investigated the risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren (5–17 years) in urban Uganda. We conducted a case-control study, among 555 cases and 1115 controls. Asthma was diagnosed by study clinicians. The main risk factors for asthma were tertiary education for fathers (adjusted OR (95% CI); 2.32 (1.71–3.16)) and mothers (1.85 (1.38–2.48)); area of residence at birth, with children born in a small town or in the city having an increased asthma risk compared to schoolchildren born in rural areas (2.16 (1.60–2.92)) and (2.79 (1.79–4.35)), respectively; father’s and mother’s history of asthma; children’s own allergic conditions; atopy; and cooking on gas/electricity. In conclusion, asthma was associated with a strong rural-town-city risk gradient, higher parental socio-economic status and urbanicity. This work provides the basis for future studies to identify specific environmental/lifestyle factors responsible for increasing asthma risk among children in urban areas in LMICs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMpairwe, H., Namutebi, M., Nkurunungi, G., Tumwesige, P., Nambuya, I., Mukasa, M., ... & Elliott, A. M. (2019). Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a case-control study in urban Uganda. e49496. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49496en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49496
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/875
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElife, 8,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesElife;8
dc.subjectasthmaen_US
dc.subjectschoolchildrenen_US
dc.subjecturban Ugandaen_US
dc.titleRisk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a casecontrol study in urban Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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