Prevalence of Allergic Diseases among Children in SLBS GMCH, A Retrospective Observational Study Over A Period of Two Years

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of allergic diseases in children coming a tertiary care centre in HP, over a period of 2 years. Patients and Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted using medical records of all patients aged less than18 years. Data was presented descriptively. Association between variables was explored by χ2 -test. Results: Two hundred and one patients’ records were included in the analysis; 118 (59.2%) were males and 83(40.8%) were females with a mean age of 7.8 years (SD 4.4). The majority of patients were of 2– 9 years of age (56.6%). Majority of the patients resided in rural areas, 128 (63.6%), whereas only 73 (36.4%) dwelled in suburban and urban areas (Table 1). The disease with highest prevalence was asthma of different grades 113 (56.2%), second most prevalent allergic disease was Allergic rhinitis 50 (25.36%) followed by AD 30 (14.9%), Conclusion: The most common  conditions seen in our allergic disease study were asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis.

Keywords: pediatric allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis