METHODOLOGY 
It was a cross sectional study done in 815 children (5-15 yrs.), from two urban schools (English medium and Marathi medium each). Questionnaire - adopted from International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC). It contains 11 questions pertaining to the diagnosis and risk factors of asthma. This questionnaire was adapted from ISAAC phase 1 and phase 2 with slight modification (questions indicating severity of asthma were excluded) and were printed in both English and Marathi. The Marathi questionnaire was a pre validated translation. Questions were answered as either Yes or No. After permission from school authority, and clearance from local ethics committee, questionnaires were distributed to 1718 children. Explanation of each question was provided in the form. Questionnaire was to be answered by parents. After 2 reminders, 815 children returned the form (47.43%). Questionnaires were analysed and 62 out of 815 who answered yes for any question in section B were shortlisted as probable asthmatic and were evaluated at a tertiary teaching hospital in Pune. Detailed history and examination, PEFR was done. Out of these 62 children, 50 children were found to be asthmatic and they were included in the study and analysed. Asthma in this population was defined as per the ISAAC study criteria . Data was collected ,compiled which then evaluated using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Chi square, p test were used for determining statistical significance.