Surveys on the prevalence of pediatric asthma in Japan: A comparison between the 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012, and 2022 surveys conducted in the same region using the same methodology (WJSAAC PhaseⅠ∼Ⅴ)
The prevalence of pediatric asthma in western Japan increased until 2002 and then decreased in subsequent surveys. Changes in environmental factors and public health measures, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic, may have influenced these trends. Further research is needed to understand the long-term effects of these factors on asthma prevalence.
Authors
- Takashi Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9582-4894)
- Shinpei Sunagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-1116)
- Yasushi Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-4819)
- Satoshi Honjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-3118)
- Hiroshi Matsuzaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-2140)
- Yuji Gohda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7295-4933)
- Seiji Aratake
- Junichiro Tezuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8343-9016)
- Shuji Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-1071)
- Tokihiko Fujino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-875X)
- Kiyoshi Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-6444)
- Hiroshi Odajima
- Hiroyuki Matsuzaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-0266)
- Kazuyoshi Koga
- Ayako Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9040-429X)
- K. Fukahori
- Toru Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5752-0814)
- Kazumi Hiraba
- Shigetaka Matsumoto
- Kunitaka Ota
- Kasumi Tashiro
- Chiho Tatsumoto
- Hiroki Yamamoto
- Keijiro Tsuda
- Tatsuo Koga
- Yoshiaki Kanaya
- Sankei Nishima
- Maeda Yoshiteru
- Zenji Miyazato
Institutions
- Kagawa University (JP)
- Saga Medical School Hospital (JP)
- Sasebo City General Hospital (JP)
- Oita Medical Center (JP)
- Fukuoka Hospital (JP)
- Fukuoka Children's Hospital and Medical Center for Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Yanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital (JP)
- Omuta hospital (JP)
- Shimonoseki City Hospital (JP)
- Nagasaki Medical Center (JP)
- Kagoshima University Hospital (JP)
- Kagoshima City Hospital (JP)
- Kitakyushu Municipal Medical Center (JP)
- University of Miyazaki Hospital (JP)
- Beppu Medical Center (JP)
- Kagoshima Medical Center (JP)
- Nagasaki University Hospital (JP)
- Kumamoto Medical Center (JP)
- Sanyo-Onoda City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Allergy Organization Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.waojou.2025.101052
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare