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Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness in childhood being with allergic rhinitis are the most frequent childhood chronic diseases .
The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of bronchial asthma and other allergic diseases in school children aged 6-15 years in El Bohira Governorate, and to reveal some epidemiological features of children with bronchial asthma . This was achieved through written questionnaire obtained from those students. Students included in our study were 1555 (844 were males and 711 were females).
The age of students ranged from 6-15 years with mean age of 11.3 years. The studied students were classified into 2 groups:
• Age group (I): From 6-11 years were 773 students, represent 49.7%.
• Age group (II): From 12-15 years were 782 students represents 50.3%.
All students were given a written questionnaire including personal data (name, age, sex, social and environmental conditions) history as regard asthma and other atopic diseases and history of breast feeding.