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 3 Symptoms associated with current asthma, n (%)

Symptoms during the past 12 months	Prevalence among current asthmatics (n = 152)	Prevalence among non-asthmatics (n = 947)	Adjusted OR (95%CI)	P value¹
Dry cough at night	89 (58.6)	223 (23.5)	4.74 (3.31-6.79)	< 0.001
Wheezing (4 or more episodes)	48 (31.6)	24 (2.5)	17.88 (10.45-30.57)	< 0.001
Exercise-induced wheeze	111 (73.0)	245 (25.9)	7.98 (5.41-11.78)	< 0.001
Speech disturbance	26 (17.1)	14 (1.5)	13.97 (7.09-27.53)	< 0.001
Sleep disturbance (one or more nights per week)	12 (7.9)	4 (0.4)	20.41 (6.46-64.46)	< 0.001

¹Logistic regression analysis. Non asthmatics: Criteria for current asthma not fulfilled; 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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