Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm and Atopy in Ghana: Two Surveys Ten Years Apart

摘要

BackgroundAsthma and allergic diseases have increased in the developed countries. It is important to determine whether the same trends are occurring in the developing countries in Africa. We aimed to determine the time trend in the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and atopic sensitisation over a ten-year period in Ghanaian schoolchildren.