DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i02.008

Pages: 212-216

Background: Atopic diseases are common disorders in childhood. Our aim was to estimate the association between family atopy, pet ownership, farming animals, exposure to tobacco smoke and house dust mites with development of atopic diseases. Methods: The study was undertaken among the 10-12 -year-old school children in northern Croatia (ISAAC Phase II). Results: A total of A 600 children participated in the study; of those 300 children with symptoms of allergy diseases. A total of 310 (51.7%) children had a positive family atopy. We found less symptoms in children who were exposed to animals and house dust mites. Exposure to pets was significantly lower in children with positive family atopy. Conclusions: The results of our study show that risk factor for development of atopy diseases is family atopy. There were inverse relationship between animal exposure and exposure to house dust mite and development of symptoms of allergy diseases.