Ecuador International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children, Phase Two 2001-2002
General Info
Original or alternative title
ISAAC Phase Two
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
May, 2001 - January, 2002
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Exam - Facility (non-health) - Household - Individual
Summary
The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was a multinational research project studying asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in children. Phase Two focused on children ages 10-11 and included skin prick testing, an examination for flexural dermatitis, and a questionnaire for parents about children's symptoms, risk factors, and health care use.
Keywords
Absenteeism, Allergies, Asthma, BCG vaccines, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Congestion, Cooking fuels, Cough, DTP vaccines, Eczema, Education, FFQ, Fish, Fruits, Health care use, Health status, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Intestinal nematode infections, Measles, Measles vaccines, Meat, Medicines, Multiple births, Parents, Physical activity, Rash, Respiratory function tests, Secondhand smoke, Siblings, Skin tests, Sleep, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Traditional medicine, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Vegetables, Whooping cough
Citation
Publisher
Publication year
2017
Suggested citation
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Ecuador International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children, Phase Two 2001-2002. Colchester, United Kingdom: UK Data Service, 2017.