The Prevalence of Asthma and Related Risk Factors in 20-44 Years Old Population in the Kurdistan Provine-Iran, 2014-2015

Abstract

Problem Consideration: Asthma has been the most common respiratory disease in human societies in recent decades that lead to frequent coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of bronchial asthma among 20 to 44 years population at the Kurdistan province-Iran during 2014-2015. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study (cross-analysis), 489 cases were selected randomly.  Data were collected by directly questioning the statistical units (samples) through interviews. After entering data to SPSS software, comparison of the asthma prevalence in different groups and determination of the relationship between the variables of asthma symptoms was carried out. Results: The results showed that the asthma prevalence was 5.2% and 15.0% of patients had wheezing during the last 12 months, and 7.6% have been diagnosed with asthma in the last 12 months. Statistically, significant relationship was observed between asthma symptoms and body mass index, contact with animals, hay fever and gastro-esophageal reflux (P <0.05). Hay fever had a significant association with animals contact (P <0.05). Conclusion:  Determining the risk factors associated with asthma symptoms can be effective in prevention and treatment of the disease.