Determination of the prevalence of childhood allergic conjunctivitis in eight elementary schools in the Southern Cone of Lima, Peru

Authors

  • Carlos Carrión Ojeda Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
  • Flor Gálvez Quiroz Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
  • José Morales de la Cruz Médico Director de la Red Villa El Salvador
  • Raphael Jaramillo Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
  • Merí Gazani Meza Enfermera de Oftalmología Red- VES LPP

Keywords:

Allergy and immunology, conjunctivitis allergic

Abstract

Introduction: In Lima with a population of almost three million children it has been not reported until now child allergy prevalence studies.

Objectives: To determine the current epidemiological characteristics of childrens eye allergy in the poor elementary students in South of Lima. We took significant sample to students from 8 primary schools in three districts in the South of Lima, with 120,000 children.

Material and method: A cross-sectional and observational study was made, assessed and considered, on-site at each school 2,011 elementary students. For the calculation of samples we use Excel 2003 and for analysis we use SPSS 15.0.

Results: With an increase in the frequency of eye allergy that increases with age. Eye allergy is more correlated with the blepharitis and the chalazion.

Conclusions: The prevalence of eye allergy 16.3% is moderate in the primary school population of Lima South, the eye allergy behavior is rising as advances school age (Y = 0.0305 X=0.0638); It could be related to a longer exposure to allergens, as well as the lifestyle of the teenage pre peculiarities.

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2010-09-29

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Determination of the prevalence of childhood allergic conjunctivitis in eight elementary schools in the Southern Cone of Lima, Peru. Acta Med Peru [Internet]. 2010 Sep. 29 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];27(3):163-7. Available from: https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1377

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