TY - JOUR T1 - Do Rural and Urban Children Have Different Prevalence of Allergic Disorders in Gonabad? TT - آیا شیوع اختلالات آلرژیک در کودکان شهری و روستایی گناباد متفاوت است؟ JF - QHMS JO - QHMS VL - 18 IS - 2 UR - http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-1452-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 21 EP - 26 KW - Allergic disorders KW - city KW - Gonabad KW - prevalence KW - village N2 - Background and Aim: Allergic diseases are among the most important health problems in childhood. In this study, we decided to compare the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema in rural and urban children in Gonabad. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Gonabad in 1390. 1626 urban and rural children aged 12-18 years participated in this study using multi-stage sampling. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire (ISAAC) was used to evaluate the prevalence of allergic symptoms in children. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 16. The Chi-Square tests were used for comparison of qualitative variables between the two groups. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to show the strength of association. A two-tailed analysis was considered statistically significant (p M3 ER -