Table 1_Prevalence of asthma and associated factors among 6- and 7-year-old schoolchildren

Santiago Island, Cabo Verde, is the focus of this cross-sectional study estimating asthma prevalence among 1,044 schoolchildren aged 6-7 years in 2022. The dataset was created by Maria do Céu Teixeira using the ISAAC questionnaire and a risk-factor module administered by trained professionals. It reports a current asthma prevalence of 10.5% and analyzes associated factors including rhinitis, antibiotic exposure, and breastfeeding.

Use Cases

• Modeling asthma risk based on reported factors like rhinitis and antibiotic exposure.
• Analyzing gender disparities in asthma prevalence among young children.
• Studying the co-occurrence of allergic diseases like eczema and rhinitis with asthma.
• Investigating protective factors for childhood asthma, such as breastfeeding history.

Strengths

• Data collection used the validated ISAAC questionnaire, a standard instrument for asthma studies.
• Includes 1,044 survey responses from 43 randomly selected primary schools, providing a defined sample size.
• Analysis includes specific prevalence figures (e.g., 10.5% for asthma, 20.1% for rhinitis) and adjusted odds ratios for risk factors.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small (23.7 KB), suggesting limited scope or a summary document rather than raw survey data.
• Geographic scope is limited to Santiago Island, Cabo Verde, in 2022, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Maria do Céu Teixeira via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional survey using the ISAAC questionnaire and a 33-item risk-factor module, completed by trained professionals based on caregiver reports.

Time Range

2022 (data collected April-July 2022).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 05:26:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santiago Island, Cabo Verde.