Abstract:Objective To investigation the incidence of asthma in children aged 0-14 years in five cities of western Liaoning and to analyze the risk factors. Methods Using random sampling method, a total of 20,000 children aged 0-14 years were extracted from five cities in western Liaoning (Jinzhou, Huludao, Fuxin, Panjin and Chaoyang) for childhood asthma epidemiological survey between July 1, 2000 and June 30, 2014. Results The complete questionnaires were collected from 19,679 children with a response rate of 98.40%. Among them, 491 children had asthma, the prevalence rate was 2.50%. The most common cause was respiratory infection accounting for almost 84.66%. The peak season of childhood asthma was the alternation of seasons (41.29%), followed by winter (about 28.31%). The prevailing time period was mainly midnight and early morning, which accounted for 31.54% and 27.26% respectively. The number of children with the first-onset under the age of 3 years was 363, accounting for 73.93% of the total number of children. The type of attack was mainly sudden attack, accounting for 45.82%; the most serious seizures were chiefly moderate, accounting for about 60.49%. Of the children, 26.27% and 18.94% of the first- and second-degree relatives had a history of asthma, respectively. Eczema was most common in the history of individual allergies in children with asthma, accounting for about 49.08%. Most of the 491 children with asthma were treated with bronchodilators during asthma attacks, accounting for 86.97%. Conclusions The survey revealed that the prevalence rate of boys is significantly higher than that of girls, with the highest in school-age children. The cause of asthma is mainly respiratory infections. Asthma attacks have obvious genetic predisposition. In China non-standard treatment and the phenomenon of antibiotic abuse are still quite serious, international standardized treatment regimens should be further popularized and promoted.