Impact of community stressors on the prevalence of childhood asthma

What is it about?

This study identifies neighbourhood crime as a community stressor that impacts the development of childhood asthma. We observed a higher reported prevalence of childhood asthma in neighbourhoods with a high crime profile.

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Why is it important?

Our findings suggest that susceptibility to childhood asthma may be influenced by psychological stressors within the community, such as reoccurring neighbourhood crime, and warrants further investigation.