Descriptive epidemiology of asthma in Trinidad, West Indies

M. A. Monteil; S. Juman; R. Hassanally; K. P. Williams; L. Pierre; M. Rahaman; H. Singh; A. Trinidade

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Descriptive epidemiology of asthma in Trinidad, West Indies

M. A. Monteil, S. Juman, R. Hassanally, K. P. Williams, L. Pierre, M. Rahaman, H. Singh, A. Trinidade

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This cross-sectional study documents the demographic features of asthmatics seeking acute asthma care at four institutions on the island of Trinidad from January 1 to December 31, 1997. More than 15,000 (15,035) different patients made 27,353 visits during the study period. Pediatric and adolescent male patients outnumbered females, but this was reversed in patients aged 20-69 years. Frequency of visits per patient ranged from 1 to 242. Significant variation in monthly admissions was observed; admission rates were highest in the last quarter of the year but were lowest in July and August. The overall crude prevalence rate was estimated at 1.71 per 100 (range 1.16-2.34).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	677-684
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Asthma
Volume	37
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02770900009087306
State	Published - Jan 1 2000

Keywords

Asthma
Caribbean
Demographics
Epidemiology
Lesser-developed country
Tropics

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Immunology and Allergy
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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