Prevalence of atopic dermatitis and its influencing factors among preschool children in Chaoshan region in 2020—2021
JI Yanyun1 JI Xiashi2 ZHANG Guanghao3 ZHENG Ziyang4
1.Department of Dermatology, the Second People’s Hospital of Shantou, Guangdong Province, Shantou 515031, China;
2.Blood Dialysis Unit, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong Province, Shantou 515041, China;
3.General Practice Clinic, Maternal and Child Health Center of Jinping District, Guangdong Province, Shantou 518028, China;
4.Department of Electrophysiology, the Second People’s Hospital of Shantou, Guangdong Province, Shantou 515031, China
Abstract Objective To study the prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) and its influencing factors in preschool children in Chaoshan region from 2020 to 2021. Methods A whole-group sampling method was used to survey 240 preschool children in Chaoshan region from January 2020 to December 2021 to count the prevalence of AD, and a questionnaire was used to investigate and analyze basic information, living habits, skin health, and emollient use, and their influencing factors were analyzed. Results Fifty-seven of the 240 preschoolers had AD and 183 did not, for a prevalence of 23.75%. The AD group had shorter daily outdoor exercise time than the non-AD group, used emollients in a lower proportion than the non-AD group, and had a higher proportion of exposure to stuffed toys, passive smoking, pet ownership, allergic plants near housing, and history of dry skin than the non-AD group, and differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). After logistic regression analysis, exposure to stuffed toys (OR[95%CI] = 3.924[1.707-9.017]), passive smoking (OR[95%CI] = 4.116 [1.791-9.451]), pet ownership (OR[95%CI] = 3.991[1.736-9.172]), allergic plants near housing (OR[95%CI] = 4.272 [1.858-9.817]), and history of dry skin (OR[95%CI] = 5.068[2.205-11.648]) were risk factors for AD (P＜0.05); time spent outdoors per day (OR[95%CI] = 0.426[0.185-0.978]), use of emollients (OR[95%CI] = 0.378[0.165-0.869]) were protective factors for AD (P＜0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of AD in preschool children in Chaoshan region is high and the influencing factors are complex and diverse, and measures should be taken accordingly to reduce the occurrence of AD.
JI Yanyun1 JI Xiashi2 ZHANG Guanghao3 ZHENG Ziyang4. Prevalence of atopic dermatitis and its influencing factors among preschool children in Chaoshan region in 2020—2021[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(12): 70-73.
