214280 Childhood Asthma IN Georgia:COMPARISON with the Other States Together

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Hani Samawi, PhD in Biostatistics/ Eip , Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
James Stephens, PhD , Jiann-Ping Hsu College of public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Gerald Ledlow, PhD , Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
     
This article investigates the childhood asthma in Georgia comparing with the other states together based on a survey data from National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) 2003 and provided by Center for Disease Control and Prevention Hyattsville Maryland location. Some risk factors of asthma in Georgia are found to be statistically significant. The comparison with the factors between Georgia and the other states together are carried out to get insight about the problem of childhood asthma in Georgia. Preliminary logistic regression analysis revealed that race, poverty level, weight, and respiratory allergy are significant covariates for childhood asthma in Georgia. However, in the other states together, beside those risk factors for Georgia, the analysis revealed that gender, medical preventative care, metropolitan statistical area, and insurance are also significant to childhood asthma. Second-hand smoking is beyond the reach of statistical significance as a risk factor for childhood asthma in both Georgia and the other states together.

Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Biostatistics, economics
Chronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology
Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe statistical methods used to identify risk factors for childhood asthma in Georgis (U.S.) Compare the State of Georia to all other states in terms of risk factors for childhood asthma.

Keywords: Asthma, Child Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have Ph.D in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, am associate professor of Biostatistics in the JP Hsu College of Public Health, am an expert in statistical methods used in analyzing data from asthma studies and am the biostatistical expert from our College support a grant studying childhood asthma in GA.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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