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. 2023 Mar 22:4:1138537.
doi: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1138537. eCollection 2023.

Determinants of uncontrolled allergic rhinitis in Kinshasa hospitals

Patricia K Kakobo  1 , Hilaire K Kalala  1 , Joseph K Kelekele  2 , Paulin B Mutombo  3 , Dieudonné T Nyembue  1 , Peter W Hellings  4   5   6 , Jean-Marie N Kayembe  7
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Determinants of uncontrolled allergic rhinitis in Kinshasa hospitals

Patricia K Kakobo et al. Front Allergy. .

Abstract

Objective: To identify the determinants of uncontrolled allergic rhinitis (UCAR) in a hospital setting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study of 153 patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). The diagnosis of AR was based on clinical grounds according to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) criteria. Categorization into controlled AR (CAR) and UCAR was based on the visual analog scale (VAS with cut off point of 5). Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with UCAR.

Results: Patients with UCAR (60.1%) proportionally outnumbered those with CAR (39.9%). There were significantly more patients younger than 30 years of age among patients with UCAR. Factors significantly associated with UCAR were age below 30 years (OR = 3.31; 95% CI: 1.49-7.36; p = 0.003), low serum vitamin D level (OR = 3.86; 95% CI: 1.72-8.68; p = 0.001), persistent form (OR = 3.11; 95% CI: 1.39-6.98; p = 0.006) and moderate to severe form of AR (OR = 4.31; 95% CI: 1.77-10.49; p = 0.001).

Conclusions: Factors associated with UCAR in this study population were younger age less than 30 years, low vitamin D level, and persistent as well as moderate to severe AR. Further studies are needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms favoring the occurrence of these factors.

Keywords: Kinshasa; moderate to severe form; persistent form; uncontrolled allergic rhinitis; vitamin d.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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