Risk factors for asthma among schoolchildren who participated in a case-control study in urban Uganda

In conclusion, asthma was associated with a strong rural-town-city risk gradient, higher parental socio-economic status and urbanicity. This work provides the basis for future studies to identify specific environmental/lifestyle factors responsible for increasing asthma risk among children in urban areas in LMICs.
Source: eLife - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Epidemiology and Global Health Source Type: research