Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda
Autor: | Marike Boezen, Thys van der Molen, Corina de Jong, Samuel Kasozi, Bruce Kirenga, Levicatus Mugenyi, Winceslaus Katagira, Moses R. Kamya |
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Přispěvatelé: | Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), Life Course Epidemiology (LCE) |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
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Rural Population DISEASE Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Smoke Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology Odds Ratio Prevalence Uganda 030212 general & internal medicine Family history Lung 2. Zero hunger medicine.diagnostic_test lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Incidence (epidemiology) Smoking 1. No poverty Middle Aged 3. Good health Female medicine.symptom Research Article Adult Spirometry medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences FEV1/FVC ratio AGE Wheeze Hypersensitivity medicine Humans Aged Asthma business.industry Urbanization Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health CHILDHOOD ASTHMA lcsh:RA1-1270 Odds ratio medicine.disease REFERENCE VALUES respiratory tract diseases Biofuels RISK-FACTORS business Demography |
Zdroj: | BMC Public Health, 19:227. BMC BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) |
ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
Popis: | 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 |
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