The impact of urbanization and wealth on house dust mite sensitization in children from north-central Nigeria

• Main Authors: Chiara Zuiani (Author), Michele Arigliani (Author), Ramatu Zubair (Author), Livingstone Gayus Dogara (Author), Luigi Castriotta (Author), Ashel Dache Sunday (Author), Reward Christopher Audu (Author), Habibah Dadan-Garba (Author), Zakary Sani (Author), Baba Inusa (Author), Paola Cogo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The impact of socio-economic status on the risk of allergy in African children is not clear. This was a cross sectional study including children aged 6-14 years from urban and rural settings in north-central Nigeria. Participants underwent skin prick tests to house dust mite (HDM) and an in...