Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases whose incidence shows constant growth in childhood. The objective
of this work was to look into asthma incidence in children in relation to their age group and sex in a retrospective
study, at Tuzla Canton area. The study comprised children of both sexes, age 0–14 who fell sick with asthma within the
period from January 1st 2003 to December 31st 2007. The overall incidence and the incidence in relation to age group
and sex was calculated as the number of children suffering from asthma, within the age group 0–14 years per 1000 children
of the same age group in the Tuzla Canton. Asthma was diagnosed in 277 children (66.1% male and 33.9% female).
The difference between asthma frequency in boys and girls was significant (c
2=56.16; df=1; p<0.0001). The average difference
in proportion between the boys and girls was 32.2% (95% CI=24.32–40.08). From this sample group the boys had
a 3.8 times greater risk (OR=3.79; %95 CI=2.67–5.39) of contracting asthma. The average rate of incidence of asthma
for both sexes in the observed period was 0.67/1000 (95% CI; 0.6–0.7; for boys 0.86/1000; for girls 0.47/1000). There was a
statistically significantly higher incidence of asthma in boys in relation to girls (t=6.3836, df=32; p<0.0001). The epidemiological
data obtained could be useful for early detection and adequate treatment of children with asthma in the mentioned
area