Prevalence of sleep disordered breathing symptoms among Malay school children in a primary school in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Ahmad Fadzil, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, A W, Norrashidah, M Z, Norzila, K Kassim, Asiah, Awang, Rus Anida, A L, Hasniah, Z, Ramli, H, Samsinah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49777/1/49777_Prevalence%20of%20sleep%20disordered%20breathing.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49777/2/49777_Prevalence%20of%20sleep%20disordered%20breathing_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49777/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n2/index.html

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is increasingly being diagnosed in children. However, there is no prevalence study done in Malaysia. The study objective was to evaluate the prevalence of SDB symptoms based on parental reports and associated risk factors among Malay school children aged 6 to 10 year...