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High prevalence of asthma, allergy symptoms in school children in few cities: Study
A study has found a “high prevalence” of symptoms related to asthma and allergy, and childhood obesity. The study examined the lung health status of over 3,000 school students in Delhi and two cities in southern India
The researchers said they conducted the study with an aim to assess the respiratory health of adolescent school children in the age brackets of 13-14 and 16-17 studying in private schools in Delhi, and compare it with relatively cleaner cities in terms of air pollution — Kottayam in Kerala and Mysuru in Karnataka.
The study has found that there is a “high prevalence of symptoms related to asthma and allergy, airway obstruction or asthma, and childhood obesity,” the team which led the study said in a statement.