The effect of early child care attendance on childhood asthma and wheezing: A meta-analysis
Journal of Asthma Dec 15, 2018
Swartz A, et al. - Researchers analyzed 32 peer reviewed studies published from 1964–January 2017 and met inclusion criteria, to ascertain the link between early child care attendance and childhood asthma and wheezing. These studies were identified from MEDLINE, CINAL, and EMBASE and were reviewed independently by two investigators. Studies that had sufficient data were used to analyze the odds of asthma or wheezing among children who attended child care. According to findings, protective impact of early child care attendance against asthma development was seen in children 3–5 years of age but not in children with asthma 6 years of age or older. In relation to early child care attendance, an increased risk of wheezing was observed among children 2 years of age or younger, but no increase in the risk of wheezing was reported for children over 2 years of age. Overall, no significant association was observed between early child care attendance and the risk of asthma or wheeze in children 6 years of age or older.
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