India Study on Epidemiology of Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis (INSEARCH) 2007-2009
General Info
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2007 - December, 2009
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Urban-rural representative
Summary
The Indian Study on Epidemiology of Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis (INSEARCH) was conducted in two phases. Phase II, which took place in 2007-2009, involved a survey conducted across twelve study centers throughout India. A total sample of 169,575 individuals were interviewed as part of this survey; participants were drawn from rural and ruban areas for all centers except at Secunderbad, which only included urban areas. The questionnaire collected information about participants' respiratory symptoms, tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, cooking fuels used in the household, asthma diagnoses, and BCG vaccination history.
Phase I of INSEARCH was conducted in 2004-2005 at four centers across India.
Citation
Primary investigator
Jindal SK
Contributors
Suggested citation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (India). India Study on Epidemiology of Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis (INSEARCH) 2007-2009.