Parental perceptions and beliefs about childhood asthma: a cross-sectional study.

Aim: To assess parental perceptions and beliefs about asthma in children.

Methods: We invited 6000 children aged 3 to 15 years from different schools in Lebanon to participate in the study from September 2007 to May 2008. In the first phase, in order to determine the prevalence of asthma in children, parents of all participating children filled out a small questionnaire.