Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Bronchitis among Aboriginal Children and Adolescents in Canada - Results from 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Abstract

Canadian Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)-2012 data were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis with appropriate weight variable to estimate regression coefficient and the balanced repeated replication method (to account for stratification and clustering) to compute robust standard errors were used. The outcome of interest for children was self-reported response by a parent/guardian to the question: 'Has your child ever had bronchitis?' and for adolescents self-reported response to the question 'Do you have chronic bronchitis?' Individual, environmental, and contextual factors were investigated for an association with CB.