Prevalence de la rhinite allergique en milieu rural a Settat (Maroc)

We evaluated the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in a rural population of Settat and its relationship with intestinal parasitosis and living conditions. The sample comprised 336 subjects living in 3 clusters. Rhinitis was evaluated using the ISAAC questionnaire. Prevalence of rhinitis was 37.8%. It was higher in those aged 15–49 years, illiterate subjects, active smokers, those presenting with overweight and those with hypereosinophilia. It was significantly lower in children 10 years. Rhinitis was associated with sibship size and literacy, but not with intestinal parasitosis and helminth infections.