Prevalence of Rhinoconjuctivitis and Eczema in 300 Online Respondents

Session

Medicine and Nursing

Description

Introduction: Allergic diseases are a well-known global health problem, among them rhinoconjunctivitis is the most common chronic allergic disease. There are wide global differences and variations in the prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema symptoms, being higher in high- and low-income countries, but the prevalence of severe symptoms has been described to be greater in less affluent countries. Purpose: The purpose of this work is to collect data on the symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic eczema, their fre- quency, age, gender, aggravating factors, the frequency of medical care as well as their diagnosis and treatment. Material and methodology: The study is cross-sectional. The data were obtained based on the questionnaire with a total of 14 questions. Statistical processing was done with Excell pwrmes Pivot Table. Results: A total of 300 electronically interviewed cases were analyzed in the research. Of them, 126 women and 174 men. The average age was 24 years. According to the place of residence, 66% (198) of them lived in the city while 34% (102) lived in the countryside. Among the research subjects, 172 (57%) of them resulted in sensitivity to 1 or more allergens, while 128 (43%) of them did not result in allergic sensitivity. 124 (72%) represented persons with symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis. while 48 (28%) of them resulted in eczema. The most frequent symptom was "sneezing" in 58% and pollen is the most frequent cause of allergic symptoms among respondents. The most frequent show season is spring. Regarding diagnosis, 46.3% of cases indicated that they were tested for allergies. The respondents noted the highest use of antihistamines (131) and corticosteroids (137) and nasal spray (114). Conclusions: The prevalence of allergic symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in this research indicates a high preva- lence of allergic diseases among the respondents.

Keywords:

Rhinoconjunctivitis, eczema, allergy, prevalence

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-982-15-3

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

25-10-2024 9:00 AM

End Date

27-10-2024 6:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.378

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Prevalence of Rhinoconjuctivitis and Eczema in 300 Online Respondents

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Introduction: Allergic diseases are a well-known global health problem, among them rhinoconjunctivitis is the most common chronic allergic disease. There are wide global differences and variations in the prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema symptoms, being higher in high- and low-income countries, but the prevalence of severe symptoms has been described to be greater in less affluent countries. Purpose: The purpose of this work is to collect data on the symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic eczema, their fre- quency, age, gender, aggravating factors, the frequency of medical care as well as their diagnosis and treatment. Material and methodology: The study is cross-sectional. The data were obtained based on the questionnaire with a total of 14 questions. Statistical processing was done with Excell pwrmes Pivot Table. Results: A total of 300 electronically interviewed cases were analyzed in the research. Of them, 126 women and 174 men. The average age was 24 years. According to the place of residence, 66% (198) of them lived in the city while 34% (102) lived in the countryside. Among the research subjects, 172 (57%) of them resulted in sensitivity to 1 or more allergens, while 128 (43%) of them did not result in allergic sensitivity. 124 (72%) represented persons with symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis. while 48 (28%) of them resulted in eczema. The most frequent symptom was "sneezing" in 58% and pollen is the most frequent cause of allergic symptoms among respondents. The most frequent show season is spring. Regarding diagnosis, 46.3% of cases indicated that they were tested for allergies. The respondents noted the highest use of antihistamines (131) and corticosteroids (137) and nasal spray (114). Conclusions: The prevalence of allergic symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in this research indicates a high preva- lence of allergic diseases among the respondents.