PEDIATRICS Vol. 105 No. 6 June 2000, pp. 1188-1193
Medication Use Among Children With Asthma in East Harlem
Received Jun 16, 1999; accepted Sep 28, 1999.
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From the * Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York
Academy of Medicine; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Epidemiology Program Office, Urban Research Centers Activity, and
§ National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects; Mount Sinai University School of
Medicine, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine; ¶ Hunter
College, Center for AIDS, Drugs and Community Health; # Columbia
University School of Public Health, Division of Population and Family
Health; and ** New York State Department of Health, New York, New York.
Purpose. To examine daily use of antiinflammatory medication among children with asthma in East Harlem, where hospitalization rates for asthma are among the highest in the United States.
Methods. We analyzed parent/guardian reports of medications used by children with current asthma (defined as physician diagnosis and wheezing during the previous 12 months) identified from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2 elementary schools.
Results. From an overall sample of 1319 children, 298 with
current asthma were included in this analysis. Most of those with
asthma were Puerto Rican (136 [46%]) or black (98 [33%]), 168 (57%) were boys, and the median age was 8 years old. Overall, 65 (22%) were using antiinflammatory medication on a daily basis. A
subgroup of 107 children with asthma had been hospitalized during the
previous 12 months or had used 
2-agonist on a daily
basis, suggesting persistent or severe asthma. Of these 107 children,
42 (39%) were taking antiinflammatory medication on a daily basis.
Multivariate analysis of these 107 children revealed that daily use of
antiinflammatory medication was associated with using a spacer tube
(adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.08; 95% confidence interval [CI]:
1.27,7.47) and having seen a physician in the past 6 months (AOR: 3.46;
CI: 1.01,11.9). Compared with Puerto Ricans, blacks (AOR: .32; CI:
.12,.89) or children of other races/ethnicities (AOR: .27; CI: .09,.85)
were less likely to use antiinflammatory medication on a daily
basis.
Conclusion. Daily use of antiinflammatory medication for children with persistent or severe asthma in East Harlem was underused. Differences in access to care may explain some findings; however, reasons for ethnic differences in use remain unclear. Both community interventions and additional provider education are needed. Key words: asthma, children, medication use, inner-city school.
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