Epidemiologia e prevenzione
Volume 29, Issue 2 Suppl, 2005, Pages 36-41

Prevalence of asthma and allergies among migrant children and adolescents in Italy [Prevalenza delle malattie respiratorie e allergiche in bambini e adolescenti immigrati in Italia.] (Article)

Migliore E.* , Bugiani M. , Berti G. , Ciccone G. , Russo A. , Galassi C. , Talassi F. , Pistelli R.
  • a CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • b CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • c CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • d CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • e CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • f CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • g CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy
  • h CPO Piemonte, Torino, Italy

Abstract

Prevalence of asthma and allergies in children shows large variations among different populations, but there is limited evidence about these conditions in immigrants from developing countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of asthma symptoms and allergies in immigrant children and adolescents living in Italy and to investigate the possible role of genetic and environmental factors in the development of such diseases. There were 1340 (4.0%) immigrants in Italy, mainly from East Europe (31.7%); 532 were born in Italy to foreign parents and 808 were born abroad. Asthma and other atopic diseases were on the whole significantly less common among immigrant children than among Italians, while some infectious diseases in the first two years of life resulted more present in immigrant children than in Italians.

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multicenter study clinical trial bronchitis developing country human Developing Countries statistics Dermatitis, Atopic Health Surveys atopic dermatitis Humans Adolescent male asthma female questionnaire prevalence Article Questionnaires migration Emigration and Immigration Italy Child health survey
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ISSN: 11209763
Cited by: 5
Original Language: Italian