Publications by authors named "Martha Andrade Vilela e Silva"
Prevalence and severity of asthma and related symptoms in 6- to 7-year-old schoolchildren of Rio de Janeiro using of the ISAAC questionnaire by telephone survey.
Solange Oliveira Rodrigues Valle Fabio Chigres Kuschnir Dirceu Solé Martha Andrade Vilela e Silva Rosanna Iozzi da Silva Silvana Caetano
J Asthma
April 2014
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the prevalence and severity of asthma in 6- to 7-year-old children in Rio de Janeiro and its relationship with sex, using a telephone survey based on the ISAAC questionnaire.
- - Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 3,216 interviews with parents, revealing that asthma symptoms such as "wheezing" and "severe asthma" were significantly more common in boys compared to girls.
- - The findings indicate that asthma is highly prevalent among schoolchildren in Rio, with results consistent with similar studies, suggesting telephone surveys can effectively gather epidemiological data on childhood asthma.