Child Health Nurs Res.  2015 Jan;21(1):20-27. 10.4094/chnr.2015.21.1.20.

Factors Affecting Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis in Korean Children: A Population-based Cross-sectional Survey

• Yi Y
• Kim J

• KMID: 2271267
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2015.21.1.20

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting childhood asthma and atopic dermatitis.
METHODS
For this study, data for 1,170 children (1-11 years) from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-2, 2011) were analyzed. First correlation matrices were computed to test the normality of every data set and then to be in accordance with the real demographic composition, data were added weight before being analyzed.
RESULTS
The child with asthma of a three generation family (OR=3.91, 95% CI [1.33, 11.45], p=.013) compared with a two generation family showed higher asthma development, and maternal asthma (OR=9.71, 95% CI [2.66, 35.40], p=.001) showed higher asthma development in child. The only factor affecting atopic dermatitis was parental perceptions of child health: poor (OR=3.40, 95% CI [1.29, 8.98], p=.014).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that childhood asthma and atopic dermatitis are both affected by parental perceptions of child health. Accordingly, management and support programs for children who have asthma and/or atopic dermatitis and their families should be comprehensive and also give attention to any other health problems because health perception represents quality of life.

Keyword

Child; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis

MeSH Terms

Asthma*
Child Health
Child*
Cross-Sectional Studies*
Dataset
Dermatitis, Atopic*
Humans
Nutrition Surveys
Parents
Quality of Life