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Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda: a general population based survey.

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Background

Recent large-scale population data on the prevalence of asthma and its risk factors are lacking in Uganda. This survey was conducted to address this data gap.

Methods

A general population based survey was conducted among people ?12?years. A questionnaire was used to collect participants socio-demographics, respiratory symptoms, medical history, and known asthma risk factors. Participants who reported wheeze in the past 12?months, a physician diagnosis of asthma or current use of asthma medications were classified as having asthma. Asthmatics who were???35?years underwent spirometry to determine how many had fixed airflow obstruction (i.e. post bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity (FEV₁/FVC) ratio?ResultsOf the 3416 participants surveyed, 61.2% (2088) were female, median age was 30?years (IQR, 20-45) and 323 were found to have asthma. Sixteen people with asthma ?35?years had fixed airflow obstruction. The prevalence of asthma was 11.0% (95% CI:8.9-13.2; males 10.3%, females 11.4%, urban 13.0% and rural 8.9%. Significantly more people with asthma smoked than non-asthmatics: 14.2% vs. 6.3%, p?ConclusionAsthma is common in Uganda and is associated with smoking, biomass smoke exposure, urbanization, and allergic diseases. Health care systems should be strengthened to provide asthma care. Measures to reduce exposure to the identified associated factors are needed.

SUBMITTER: Kirenga BJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387513 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda: a general population based survey.

Kirenga Bruce J BJ de Jong Corina C Katagira Winceslaus W Kasozi Samuel S Mugenyi Levicatus L Boezen Marike M van der Molen Thys T Kamya Moses R MR

BMC public health 20190222 1

<h4>Background</h4>Recent large-scale population data on the prevalence of asthma and its risk factors are lacking in Uganda. This survey was conducted to address this data gap.<h4>Methods</h4>A general population based survey was conducted among people ≥12 years. A questionnaire was used to collect participants socio-demographics, respiratory symptoms, medical history, and known asthma risk factors. Participants who reported wheeze in the past 12 months, a physician diagnosis of asthma or curre ...[more]

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