The general objective of the study is to evaluate by means of an ISAAC questionnaire the prevalence of wheezing and its risk factors in children in Ghana. More specifically, it is planned to:
- Determine the presence of asthma defined as the existence of wheezing associated or not with difficulty speaking and/or sleeping, diagnosis of asthma made by a doctor in the last 12 months;
- Assess, by questionnaire, the child's exposure to ambient air pollution caused by the combustion of biomass;
- Look for an association between the child's exposure to ambient air pollution and asthma taking into account the modulating effect of helminthic infections;
- Establish the potential association between the existence of asthma and helminthic infections in children;
- Perform genetic association analysis between asthma and candidate gene polymorphisms.
Northern Partnership
Southern Partnership
- NMIMR,
- University of Sao Paulo,
- IRCB
Calendar
2021-2024
