Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Medicina
Publication Date
1-16-2023
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Asthma constitutes a constant, prolonged, inflammation-related pulmonary disorder in childhood with serious public health concerns. Several maternal risk factors can enhance the prevalence of its development in this stage of life; however, the currently available data remain contradictory and/or inconsistent. We aim to evaluate the potential impacts of mothers' sociodemographic, anthropometric and prenatal and perinatal factors on the prevalence of developing asthma in pre-school children. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional survey, which includes 5133 women and their matched pre-school children. Childhood asthma was diagnosed using validated questionnaires. Statistical analysis was accomplished to evaluate whether maternal sociodemographic, anthropometric and prenatal and perinatal factors can increase the probability of childhood asthma in pre-school age. Results: A prevalence of 4.5% of childhood asthma was recorded in pre-school age. Maternal age and pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, caesarean section, gestational diabetes and hypertension and not breastfeeding were associated with childhood asthma after adjustment for multiple confounding factors. Conclusion: Our research showed that several maternal factors increase the prevalence of childhood asthma in pre-school age. Suitable and effective health policies and strategies should be taken into account to confront the predominant maternal factors that increase its prevalence in pre-school age.
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ISSN
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
59
Issue
1
First Page
179
Last Page
179
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Childhood asthma, Maternal risk factors, Pre-school age, Maternal obesity, Caesarean section
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Recommended Citation
Papandreou, Dimitrios; Pavlidou, Eleni; Tyrovolas, Stefanos; Mantzorou, Maria; Andreou, Eleni; Psara, Evmorfia; Antasouras, Georgios; Vasios, Georgios K.; Poulios, Efthymios; and Giaginis, Constantinos, "Relation of Maternal Pre-Pregnancy Factors and Childhood Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Pre-School Children Aged 2–5 Years Old" (2023). All Works. 5636.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/5636
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Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series