PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTOR OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA AND ALLERGIC DISEASE FOR POPULATION LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CEMENT FACTORY EMISSION

Prevalence of asthma in children increase especially the industrial city. Cement factory Padang city is located near from community, cause air pollution, to children. We aim know prevalence and risk factor allergic disease this area. A cross sectional study age 0-15 years old has been done on May-June 2015, around factory, with distance 10 km (un-exposed area). used International Study Asthma Allergy Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire determine disease. Data was taken parent about asthma, rhinitis atopic dermatitis symptoms some factors. analyzed chi-square test. This found 90 children, 43 (47.8%) exposed higher un-exposed area than (19.5% vs 13.9% 39.1% 37.2%), (60.4% 58.6%), though no significance difference. concluded that there were significant differences allergies semen emissions.