30, November 2025

Descriptive study on Prevalence of Asthma among Children residing in Urban Area of Kalaburgi, Karnataka – A cross sectional study

VOLUME-11; ISSUE-11; NOV-2025

Author(s): Dr. Varalaxmi T. Shedole, Dr. Dayalaxmi T. Shedole

Authors Affiliations:

  1. Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Nrupathunga University (Government Science College(Autonomous)), N. T. Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202511021     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202511021


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Asthma is a common and significant chronic disease in children all over the world. Risk factors may be different in different geographical locations and no studies have been conducted with regard to this in this area. A Descriptive cross-sectional community based study was conducted among 300 children below 18years of age. The prevalence of symptoms, severity of asthma was assessed using pretested validated ISAAC questionnaire and a predesigned pretested semi-structured proforma was used to collect basic information and risk factors associated with asthma. The prevalence of asthma, symptoms among children was found to be 5%, and the main risk factors associated with asthma were location of kitchen inside the house i.e. (86.7%) followed by use of LPG as fuel for cooking (80%) and overcrowding (66.7%).

Children, Asthma, Urban area, Chi-Square test

Dr. Varalaxmi T. Shedole, Dr. Dayalaxmi T. Shedole (2025); Descriptive study on Prevalence of Asthma among Children residing in Urban Area of Kalaburgi, Karnataka – A cross sectional study,  International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-11, Pp.132-138.          Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/

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