Prevalence of Allergic Disorders among the First Year Professional Course Students and to Study the Correlation between Stress and Allergic Disorder

Background: Prevalence of Allergic disorders is increasing accompanied by rising stress levels in the children which highlights the concerns to study the association between both these factors. The current study was conducted to evaluate the association between stress and allergic disorders. Materials and Methods: 358 students were enrolled for the study purpose. Perceived stress questionnaire and allergic questionnaire was used to collect the data. All the volunteer students were above 18 years admitted in the year 2021 and 2022 were included in the study. Results: In our study population of 358 students prevalence of allergic disorder is 45.81%. In students with allergic disorders 62.91% has perceived stress score [PSQ Score] more than 0.5. Also 72% students with allergic disorders have positive family history of allergic disorders. The association between allergic disorders and stress is significant at p value less than 0.05 according to the chi square statistics. Conclusions: The psychological factors have a significant role in the exaggeration of the allergic disorders. Stress can exacerbate the allergic disorders so children with positive family history for allergic disorders or those who are more susceptible to allergic disorders are more vulnerable to experience stress triggered allergic disorders hence stress management is important in these children to minimize allergic episodes and prevent future complications in them.