ALLERGIC RHINITIS EPIDEMIOLOGY AT GRODNO REGION CHILDREN (ISAAC, PHASE I)
Objective. To study prevalence of the allergic rhinitis symptoms among schoolchildren aged 6 to 7 years and 13 to 14 years according to the program ISAAC, phase I was the aim of the research. Materials and methods. A standardized epidemiological research of prevalence of the allergic rhinitis symptoms among Grodno region schoolchildren according to the protocol of the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) was conducted. Results. It has been established that rhinitis symptoms were observed more often at 13-14-year old children. Current rhinitis symptoms (for the last IP months) had been met at 23.3% of 6- 7-year old schoolchildren and at 38.7% of 13-14-year old schoolchildren, allergic rhino conjunctivitis symptoms were observed at 4.1% of 6-7-year old schoolchildren and at 8.0% of 3-14-year old schoolchildren. An identical frequency of rhinitis symptoms was characteristic for both children living in the city and for children living in rural areas: the current rhinitis symptoms occurred at 31.2% and the allergic rhino conjunctivitis symptoms were observed at 6.1% of city schoolchildren; the current rhinitis symptoms were met at 33.3% and the allergic rhino conjunctivitis symptoms were revealed at 7.1% of rural schoolchildren respectively. Conclusion. Allergic rhinitis symptoms are widely spread among Grodno region schoolchildren occurring more frequently at 13- 14-year old children. Rhinitis symptoms are met identically frequently among city and rural schoolchildren evidencing about an absence of rural way of life protective effect against allergic rhinitis in Grodno region.