AU - Abbasi Ranjbar, Z TI - Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis Among Children in Rasht PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - gums-med JN - gums-med VO - 14 VI - 53 IP - 53 4099 - http://journal.gums.ac.ir/article-1-544-en.html 4100 - http://journal.gums.ac.ir/article-1-544-en.pdf SO - gums-med 53 AB  - Abstract Introduction: The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased worldwide in last decades. Objective: This study is conducted to assess the severity and prevalence of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis among children of Rasht city from 2001-2002 and compare it with similar study conducted in 1993-1995. Materials and Methods: Total of 6145 primary (6-7 years old) and guidance (13-14 years old) school students were randomly selected and studied. It was a descriptive study. The students responded to written questionnaire of Isaac (international study of asthma and allergy in childhood) protocol for 6-7 and 13-14 years olds. Data were collected and double entered and was analyzed with SPSS software. Result: A total 6060 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. In positive response to history of rhinitis 429 (14.3%) were 6-7 year olds and 822 (28.2%) were 12-13 year olds and the difference between two age groups was significant and also it was significantly higher in males. The prevalence of “recent rhinitis” and symptoms of ). “Rhinoconjectivitis” was higher in guidance school children than elementary group (in all cases P CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - gums-med PG - 56 PT - Research YR - 2005