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| Title |
Sensitization to common aeroallergens in a population of young adults in a sub-Saharan Africa setting: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13223-015-0107-8 |
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| Authors |
Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane, Diane Noah, Malea Nganda Motto, Yacouba Mapoure Njankouo, Louis Richard Njock |
| Abstract |
Sensitization to aeroallergens increases the risk of developing asthma or allergic rhinitis. Data on sensitization to airborne allergens in the general population in sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of sensitization to common aeroallergens in a population of young adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Douala between 1st February and 30th April 2014. We consecutively recruited all the students present in class or in hospital during our visit. They filled an anonymous questionnaire and underwent skin prick tests with common aeroallergens. A logistic regression model of the SPSS.20 software was used to investigate factors associated with sensitization to common aeroallergens. Of the 600 students included in the study, 305 (50.8 %) were female. The mean age of participants was 22.6 ± 2.7 years. The prevalence of sensitization to aeroallergens was 42.8 % (95 % CI 38.8-46.8). Dermatophagoides pteronyssimus (24.2 %), Dermatophagoides farinae (22.8 %), Blomia tropicalis (23.3 %) and Blatella germanica (15.2 %) were the most common allergens found. Allergic rhinitis, asthma symptoms and family atopy were independently associated to sensitization to common aeroallergens. A significant proportion of young adults are sensitized to common aeroallergens. Dust mites and cockroach should be included in the panel of aeroallergens in Cameroon. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 43 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 14% |
| Researcher | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 21% |
| Unknown | 5 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 49% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 12% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 7 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 January 2016.
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#302
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#75,033
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#12
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