Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis among population of the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic

The article discusses data on the prevalence and risk factors for the development of allergic rhinitis in order to assess the prevalence and risk factors for the development of allergic rhinitis among the population of the Osh region of the Kyrgyz Republic (7 districts of the Osh region; 2018-2019) Allergic rhinitis is a widespread chronic disease among the child population developed countries. Thanks to the large-scale international epidemiological study "International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood" (ISAAC), in which 306 research centers from 105 countries took part, the prevalence of allergic rhinitis was obtained. Prevalence was estimated on the basis of annual statistical reporting forms of 12NKC disease. As a result of the study, in the whole region, an increase in persons suffering from allergic rhinitis by 114.5% was found for the analyzed periods. When comparing the indicators of this disease in Alai and Nookat districts, they did not significantly differ from the compared year 2018. In 2019, a high rate is observed in the Uzgen region, where the increase was 41.1%.