Epidemiological survey 6 years apart: increased prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in schoolchildren aged 13-14 years in cluj-napoca, romania (based on isaac questionnaire).

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergy has increased during recent decades.

Objective: We investigate the prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in children aged 13-14 years and we evaluate the trend of prevalence after an interval of 6 years.

Material And Methods: We used a core questionnaire designed by the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Children.

[Increase of the prevalence of bronchial asthma and related symptoms in students in Cluj-Napoca. Epidemiologic study with a five-years interval].

Background: The prevalence of asthma is increasing in developed countries during the past decade. In Romania there are few studies on asthma epidemiology and no data on the trend of the prevalence.

Aims: The authors investigate the prevalence of asthma and associated symptoms in children and evaluate the trend of prevalence 5 years apart.

[Prevalence of bronchial asthma in 7 years -old children in Cluj-Napoca, an ISAAC study].

The authors studied the prevalence of asthma in children of 7 years from Cluj Napoca and analyzed the possible risk factors. We used the questionnaire elaborated by International Study on Asthma and Allergic Diseases in Children (ISAAC) which allowed the comparison of our data with those from other countries. Anamnesis, functional tests and allergic skin tests were performed in children with positive answers for questionnaire.