Child asthma and environmental factors in Montengro

Abstract

Introduction: Asthma is most common chronic disease in the childhood. It is estimated that 8-10% of school age children in Podgorica have child asthma. The data about prevalence of child asthma in Montenegro are uncertain. Material and methods: The data about different aspects of child asthma in Montenegro were collected (different regions in Montenegro: 100 patients from sea-side and 100 patients mountain part of the country, both sexes, age 6-14) from 2004 to 2008 using questionnaire from Institute for Health Care of Mother and Children from Faculty of Medicine from Belgrade. Results: The most common environmental factor involved in the development of child asthma was domestic mite, without differences between two explored regions from Montenegro. Conclusion: Most of children affected by child asthma in Montenegro have allergic asthma. The most common environmental factors involved in the development of child asthma in Montenegro are house dust mite and outdoors allergens: pollen of trees and some sorts of grasses.