Determinants of uncontrolled asthma among adult asthmatic patients on follow-up at chest clinic of Jimma medical center : unmatched case-control study

OBJECTIVE: To identify the determinants of uncontrolled asthma among asthmatic patients on follow-up at Jimma Medical Center.

METHODS: Institution-based case-control study was conducted on asthmatic patients who were on follow-up at the chest clinic of Jimma University Medical (JMC) from March to May 2020. A total of 59 cases and 118 controls (1: 2 ratio) were included in the study. Cases and controls were defined based on asthma control test (ACT) scores where those who had scores of ≤19 and above 19 were defined to be cases and controls, respectively.

RESULTS: Age of the patients [AOR: 2.78; 95% CI: 1.14, 6.81], age of the cases' residential houses [AOR: 3.65; 95% CI: 1.30, 10.28], presence of pets within the houses [AOR: 2.78; 95% CI: 1.29, 5.96], having rhinitis [AOR: 3.34; 95% CI: 1.17, 9.52], past asthma exacerbation [AOR: 2.38, 95% CI: 1.05, 5.40], non-adherence to treatment [AOR: 2.81; 95% CI: 1.30, 6.08] and smoking [AOR: 7.09; 95% CI: 1.84, 27.33] were found to be determinants of uncontrolled asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: Uncontrolled asthma results from multiple sociodemographic, environmental, clinical, and behavioral factors. Therefore, patients should be counseled on avoiding pets, maintenance of houses, adherence to treatment, quitting smoking, and early treatment-seeking for rhinitis and asthma exacerbation to improve asthma control comprehensively.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 59(2022), 6 vom: 18. Juni, Seite 1103-1109

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Geleta, Leta Adugna [VerfasserIn]
Dadi, Lelisa Sena [VerfasserIn]
Sona, Alemayehu Atomsa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asthma
Ethiopia
Jimma Medical Center
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Uncontrolled asthma

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Date Completed 02.06.2022

Date Revised 26.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/02770903.2021.1908351

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323310656