B4264 - Understanding social inequalities in childhood asthma a pilot study - 28/02/2023
Asthma is the most common chronic disease affecting children. It is also a complex disease, coming in different forms with different underlying causes or mechanisms. Although we do not fully understand what causes asthma, there is good evidence that social conditions early in a child’s life play an important role in its development. Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely to develop asthma, suffer from asthma attacks, require hospitalisation and die from their asthma. However, few studies have explored to what extent different types of asthma are affected by socio-economic conditions in early life.
This study will examine the social distribution of different types of asthma and investigate to what extent specific early-life risk factors explain observed social inequalities.