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Albania International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children, Phase Two 1999

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
ISAAC Phase Two
Provider 
UK Data Service
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Geography 
Albania (ALB)
Tiranë
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
02/1999 - 05/1999
Series or system 
International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Exam
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Household
  • Individual
Summary 

The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was a multinational research project studying asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in children. Phase Two focused on children ages 10-11 and included skin prick testing, an examination for flexural dermatitis, and a questionnaire for parents about children's symptoms, risk factors, and health care use. 

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Allergies, Asthma, BCG vaccines, Birth weight, Blood tests, Body mass index, Breastfeeding, Breathing difficulty, Child anthropometry, Child health care, Congestion, Cooking fuels, Cough, DTP vaccines, Eczema, Education, FFQ, Fish, Fruits, Health care use, Health status, Hospitals, Household air pollution, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Intestinal nematode infections, Measles, Measles vaccines, Meat, Medicines, Multiple births, Parents, Physical activity, Rash, Respiratory function tests, Secondhand smoke, Siblings, Skin tests, Sleep, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Traditional medicine, Tuberculosis, Upper respiratory infections, Vegetables, Whooping cough
GHDx Entry last modified on: Feb 26, 2024