A Survey of Allergic Diseases in University Students of Bangkok, Thailand

• Published in: Journal of rhinology pp. 90 - 93
• Main Authors: Chaweewan Bunnag, Supornchai Kongpatanakul, Peraqun Jareoncharsri, Siriporn Voraprayoon, Pornchulee Supatchaipisit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한비과학회 01.11.1997
• Subjects: 이비인후과학
• ISSN: 1229-1498; 2384-4361

A survey of allergic diseases was performed on 1,147 students of Mahidol University using a standardised questionnaire. Theywere all students in the medical and paramedical schools, and ages ranged form 16 to 34 years. Prevalence of allergic diseases,listed in decreasing frequency was as follows：urticaria 37.3%, allergic rhinitis 21.9%, food allergy 16.6%, drug allergy 11%,stinging insect allergy 7.5% and asthma 4.8%. When compare to the study done in the students of the same university twentyyears ago, there was no difference in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis, however asthma prevalence increased by two folds. Urticaria and stinging insect allergy decreased and there was slight increase in food and drug allergies. Study in subjects withallergic rhinitis showed that age at onset before 19 years old and moving to big city significantly increased the risk for developingallergic rhinitis, while other factors i.e. sex, associated allergy, family history of atopy, birth season and pets were not therisk factors. KCI Citation Count: 0