Research and analysis about allergic diseases in Tianjin college students
Abstract：Objective To investigate the occurrence and characteristics of allergic disease-related symptoms of 17 to 24-year-old students'in Tianjin Medical University, Guangdong Road Campus, and to pro-vide prevention measures for the allergic disease. Methods A prevalence survey through questionnaires a-mong all students (freshman to senior students) in Tianjin Medical University, Guangdong Road Campus were done. The questionnaire mainly includes 7 parts:general condition, allergens, allergic symptoms, condition of allergens change from children to adult, the seasonal distribution of people suffering from allergies, the disease distribution of urban and rural areas, family history and control measures. Withdraw questionnaires and copy data into database for statistical analysis. Results The survey distributed 788 pieces of questionnaires, 727 recovered, so the response rate was 92.3%. 663 questionnaires valid, of which 139 people suffering from aller-gic diseases, the prevalence was 21.0%. Pollen, cosmetics, dust, drugs were the main allergens. The main symptoms of allergy mainly including the skin rash, itching and scaling of skin, itching and inflammation of the ear holes. The allergens that people outgrow were aquatic products, medicine, pollen, eggs, milk, wheat, etc. 286 cases of students came from the city, 81 cases were allergic(28.3%);377 cases came from rural areas, 58 cases were allergic(15.4%). Urban's allergy prevalence was significantly higher than that of rural area, and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05). 42 cases of students had a family history of allergic disease, and the incidence rate of allergic diseases with genetic factor was higher than that of without genetic factor , and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05). Occurrence time of allergic disease was mainly irregular or the incidence season were spring and summer. 67 cases chose to buy medicine as a control measure (48.2%), 94 cases asked medical advice (67.6%), 100 cases chose to stay away from allergens (71.9%), 25 cases did not took measures (18.0%). Conclusion The allergic disease prevalence rate is higher in Tianjin's college students. Early diagnosis, prevention and relevant health education are essential.
Keywords：Allergic diseasessymptomsEpidemiological investigationCollege students
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 91-94 )