Many researchers have found a correlation between stress and health causes many diseases such as asthma, hypertension, and heart diseases. This paper will focus on how stress affects the severity of asthma depending on an individual’s socio economic status (SES) and gender. As stated in Stress and asthma by Rosenberg, “Asthma is a major public health problem in the U.S, where approximately 25.7 million children and adults are currently living with asthma” (Rosenberg, 2014). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctors cannot really explain what causes asthma in children and the triggers for asthma attacks varies from one person to the next (Learn How to Control Asthma, 2009). The data for both adult and children
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Some of children in low-SES did not have a “responsive” parenting, because their parents have to work most of the time. According to Imami, children in low-SES tend to have the worst immune system responses and therefore are more prone to many diseases. In addition of most cases, the severity of asthma in these children tend to increase as the attention from their parent decreases. Comparatively, children in middle class tend to do better and upper class children tend to have the least severity form of asthma as their parent tend to be more responsive and sensitive to the children …show more content…
It is indicated in the paper that this comparison also holds true with countries with universal healthcare insurances. With low income families, children tend to have less time with their parents, higher infections rates, are less medicated, and live in the worst housing environment, which creates stress for both children and parents. The study further explained that families with asthmatic children in low income tend to have asthma by “age 6 and younger” (Kozyrskyl, 2010). Additionally, many low-income family children live in food desert areas, which lead to nutrition deficiency that negatively affects the immune system defenses. The lack of good immune system explains why they have the higher infection rate and is hospitalized more than children in higher income level
Some of children in low-SES did not have a “responsive” parenting, because their parents have to work most of the time. According to Imami, children in low-SES tend to have the worst immune system responses and therefore are more prone to many diseases. In addition of most cases, the severity of asthma in these children tend to increase as the attention from their parent decreases. Comparatively, children in middle class tend to do better and upper class children tend to have the least severity form of asthma as their parent tend to be more responsive and sensitive to the children …show more content…
It is indicated in the paper that this comparison also holds true with countries with universal healthcare insurances. With low income families, children tend to have less time with their parents, higher infections rates, are less medicated, and live in the worst housing environment, which creates stress for both children and parents. The study further explained that families with asthmatic children in low income tend to have asthma by “age 6 and younger” (Kozyrskyl, 2010). Additionally, many low-income family children live in food desert areas, which lead to nutrition deficiency that negatively affects the immune system defenses. The lack of good immune system explains why they have the higher infection rate and is hospitalized more than children in higher income level