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Journal Abstract of the Month for August 2004
"Risk Factors for
asthma among children in Maputo (Mozambique)"
Authors:
S. Mavale-Manuel
F. Alexandre
N. Duarte
O. Albuquerque
P. Scheinmann
A. S. Poisson-Salomon
J. de Blic
Allergy 2004 April; 59(4):388-93
In this study 199 age-matched children (100 asthmatic and 99 non-asthmatic)
who attended Maputo Central Hospital between January 1999 and July 2000
were studied. The age range was between 18 months and 8 years. 60% were
males. The study showed that familial atopic background, place of residence,
passive smoking and early weaning are important risk factors for childhood
asthma in Maputo. The breastfeeding rate in Mozambique is very high,
94.8%. The mean duration of breastfeeding is 22.4 months.
All of the children in this study were breastfed, but the asthmatic children were weaned significantly earlier than the others. 61% were weaned before 18 months of age. The weaning median was 16 months, with a range of 8 to 20 months.
This paper is being categorized with the following La Leche League KEYWORDS:
Asthma
Epidemiology
Substance abuse – Tobacco
Weaning
Allergy
Recall
Physiology
Initiation
Duration
Mozambique
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