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Table 2 Bronchial asthma questionnaire results among the studied group in the 1st and 2nd pilot

From: ISAAC written questionnaire versus incorporating videos before the questionnaire for asthma prevalence among middle schools students in Al-Sharkiya Egyptian Governorate

Variable

1st pilot

2nd pilot

P value

(n = 175)

(n = 175)

No

%

No

%

Had wheeze in the chest at any time before

No

105

60

155

88.6

< 0.001a

Yes

70

40

20

11.4

Had wheeze in the last 12 months

No

120

68.6

166

94.9

< 0.001a

Yes

55

31.4

9

5.1

Frequency of wheeze

1–3 times

43

24.6

7

4

< 0.001b

4–12 times

9

5.1

0

0

> 12 times

3

1.7

2

1.1

Wheeze cause awakening from sleep

No

140

80

167

95.4

< 0.001a

< 1 night/week

28

16

6

3.4

≥ 1 night/week

7

4

2

1.1

Wheeze affect talking

No

129

73.7

169

96.6

< 0.001a

Yes

46

26.3

6

3.4

Had asthma any time before

No

104

59.4

154

88

< 0.001a

Yes

71

40.6

21

12

Had wheeze in the last 12 months after exercise:

No

84

48

154

88

< 0.001a

Yes

91

52

21

12

Had dry cough in the last 12 months

No

79

45.1

159

90.9

< 0.001a

Yes

96

54.9

16

9.1

  1. aMcNemmar test
  2. bWilcoxon-signed rank test