TY - JOUR
T1 - Asthma and respiratory dysfunction among urban, primarily Hispanic school children
AU - Schneider, Dona
AU - Freeman, Natalie C.G.
AU - Mcgarvey, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
Screening. Community involvement was organized through the Passaic Beth Israel Hospital and the city’s school boards. Funding for the project was obtained from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At the beginning of the school year passive consent forms in English and Spanish were sent to the homes of all children in the targeted grades. As with other types of school-based screening, forms not returned with an indication that screening was refused indicated parental consent for a child to participate.
Funding Information:
This project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—New Jersey Health Initiatives (RWJ/NJHI) and approved by the Passaic Beth Israel Hospital and the Passaic Boards of Education.
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - A screening program identified children with poorly managed asthma or respiratory dysfunction. Children in grades 2-5 in all Passaic, New Jersey, schools were eligible for screening with questionnaires and a biometric test. Those with risk factors or failed biometric screening were referred to primary care providers. Of the 6,579 eligible children, 3,657 (56%) had parental questionnaires returned and 3,834 (58%) were biometrically screened. Over the 4-yr study period, 6-22% of children were previously diagnosed with asthma. Approximately 20% of children demonstrated peak flow measures <75% of predicted values. Predictors of a prior diagnosis of asthma and a medical treatment plan for asthma management were health care coverage and ethnicity. Predictors of peak flow test failure were the presence of roaches and mold in the home, pesticide use, and a family member with asthma.
AB - A screening program identified children with poorly managed asthma or respiratory dysfunction. Children in grades 2-5 in all Passaic, New Jersey, schools were eligible for screening with questionnaires and a biometric test. Those with risk factors or failed biometric screening were referred to primary care providers. Of the 6,579 eligible children, 3,657 (56%) had parental questionnaires returned and 3,834 (58%) were biometrically screened. Over the 4-yr study period, 6-22% of children were previously diagnosed with asthma. Approximately 20% of children demonstrated peak flow measures <75% of predicted values. Predictors of a prior diagnosis of asthma and a medical treatment plan for asthma management were health care coverage and ethnicity. Predictors of peak flow test failure were the presence of roaches and mold in the home, pesticide use, and a family member with asthma.
KW - Childhood asthma
KW - Hispanic populations
KW - Respiratory dysfunction
KW - School-based screening
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U2 - 10.3200/AEOH.59.1.4-13
DO - 10.3200/AEOH.59.1.4-13
M3 - Article
C2 - 16053203
AN - SCOPUS:22844435765
SN - 0003-9896
VL - 59
SP - 4
EP - 13
JO - Archives of Environmental Health
JF - Archives of Environmental Health
IS - 1
ER -