Asthma burden and its impact on health-related quality of life among school adolescents in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka

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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2026; 15(4): 124311
Published online Dec 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.124311

Table 1 Prevalence of asthma, according to gender distribution, n (%)

Asthma categories	Male (n = 510)	Female (n = 589)	Total (n = 1099)	Adjusted OR (95%CI)	P value¹
Current asthma	76 (14.9)	76 (12.9)	152 (13.8)	0.84 (0.60-1.19)	0.3
Current wheeze	128 (25.1)	127 (21.6)	255 (23.2)	0.82 (0.62-1.1)	0.1
Physician- diagnosed asthma	108 (21.2)	114 (19.4)	222 (20.2)	0.89 (0.66-1.20)	0.4
Severe asthma	29 (5.7)	22 (3.7)	51 (4.6)	0.64 (0.36-1.13)	0.1

¹Logistic regression analysis. CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.

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Citation: Kumari MV, Amarasiri L, Rajindrajith S, Illangasinghe T, Devanarayana NM. Asthma burden and its impact on health-related quality of life among school adolescents in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(4): 124311
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.124311

Kumari MV, Amarasiri L, Rajindrajith S, Illangasinghe T, Devanarayana NM. Asthma burden and its impact on health-related quality of life among school adolescents in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(4): 124311 [DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.124311]

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