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Pilot Study: The main symptoms discriminating asthmatics among
secondary school students in Tripoli.
Data Analysis by Statistic and Research Department – NCDC ADMINISTRATION 2015
Abisetta hospital doctors teamIntroduced By
Dr .Heba Alshibanee
Asthma affects approximately 300 million
people worldwide , making it one of the most
common chronic diseases in the word.
It accounts for 250,000 deaths per year
worldwide .
National Annual statistic reports : No Data
available.
Introduction
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects
the airways in the lungs, during an
asthma attack, airways become inflamed,
making it hard to breathe.
Asthma can be a life-threatening disease
if not properly managed.
Introduction
A disease consisting of a group of
symptoms, including wheeze, cough,
shortness of breath, and chest tightness.
There is no single diagnostic test or
symptom that defines asthma.
There is increasing demand for asthma to be
diagnosed as early as possible.
Introduction
To Know the distribution of main
symptoms related to asthma
among secondary school students
regarding to their genders.
Aim of study
Subjects and Methods
STUDY DESIGN: Pilot Descriptive study.
STUDY POPULATION: Secondary school students without previous diagnosis of asthma.
STUDY SETTING: two secondary schools were selected from Tripoli city (Alkadesya secondary school for boys / Tripoli Central school for girls )
STUDY PERIOD: The study conducted between 13-4-2015 and 4-5-2015
Subjects and Methods
A preformed questionnaire was used.
The questionnaire mainly consists of 10
questions regarding symptoms and family
history .
Data collected by interview at two
secondary schools.
Data collection
Subjects and Methods
The collected data analyzed by using
SPSS software version 16:-
- Descriptive Statistics: median, range
and percentages.
- Inferential Statistics: Chi Square Test
level of significant was 0.05
Statistical Analysis
Subjects and Methods
Results
Number of participants under study: 175 Students Age: ranged 15 to 19 years with median =
17 years .
Gender:
Population Characteristics
32.6 %
67.4 %
57118
Figure.1: The answers of study population for question1 Do you complain from constant or intermittent cough?
P = .35
Do you complain of dyspnea?
Figure.2: The answers of study population for question 2
P = .87
11
46
24
94
P = .19
9
48
29
89
Do you complain of chest tightness?
Figure.3: The answers of study population for question 3
7 27
50
91P = .1
Figure.4: The answers of study population for question 4
Do you have skin allergy?
Figure.5: The answers of study population for question 5 Do you have allergy to animals or household dust ?
12
52
45
66
P =.003
10
40
47
78
Figure.7: The answers of study population for question 7
Do you complain from allergic rhinitis ( Spring allergy) ?
P =.025
Figure.8: The answers of study population for question 8
Do you complain from increased coughing or wheezing or difficulty breathing after physical activity?
P = .6
1331
4487
d
Figure.9: The answers of study population for question 9
Do you have a member of your family suffers from asthma or skin allergies ?
P < 0.001
11
58
46
60
Figure.10: The answers of study population for question 10
Do you have a cough after laughing or talking frequently?
12 26
45 92
P = .88
The symptoms related to the asthma probably are
prevalent among secondary school students in both
genders.
Allergy to animals or household dust and complain from
allergic rhinitis (Spring allergy) have significant
distribution among genders of secondary school students.
Conclusion
Family history related to asthma or skin
allergy also has significant difference
regarding genders of secondary school
students.
Asthma education for students and awareness programs for students, school staff and parents are needed with an urge for community participation
Periodic health examination of the secondary school students should be enhanced.
More researches needed for drawing a definite epidemiological features of asthma related illness in Libyan community.
Recommendations
SPECIAL THANKS
TO : Doctors team by the lead of
Dr.Hassan elmesrati.
Dr.Tarek alezabi.
