Estimates of the Global Burden of Ambient , Ozone, and on Asthma Incidence and Emergency Room Visits

SC Anenberg, DK Henze, V Tinney… - Environmental …, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide, affecting
358 million people in 2015. Ambient air pollution exacerbates asthma among populations …

[HTML][HTML] Asthma control and its predictors in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

T Mulugeta, T Ayele, G Zeleke, G Tesfay - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Determining the status of asthma control and identifying risk factors for poor
asthma control is a key strategy for curbing the negative health impacts and the financial …

Th17/Treg homeostasis, but not Th1/Th2 homeostasis, is implicated in exacerbation of human bronchial asthma

X Zou, Z Chen, T Zhang, D Feng, H Li… - … and Clinical Risk …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Th17 and regulatory T cell (Treg) play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of
asthma. However, the association between Th17/Treg homeostasis and asthma …

Uncontrolled asthma in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DB Tadesse, M Negash, E Ayele, A Hailay… - … in Respiratory Medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Despite significant improvement in the diagnosis and management of this
disorder, asthma in the majority of Ethiopians remains poorly controlled. Although the …

Over-prescription of short-acting β2-agonists is associated with poor asthma outcomes: results from the African cohort of the SABINA III study

A Khattab, A Madkour, A Ambaram… - Current Medical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The extent of short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) overuse in Africa remains poorly
documented. As part of the SABA use IN Asthma (SABINA) III study, we assessed SABA …

[HTML][HTML] Level of asthma control and risk factors for poor asthma control among clinic patients seen at a Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

TH Gebremariam, AB Binegdie, AS Mitiku… - BMC research …, 2017 - Springer
Objective Uncontrolled asthma negatively impacts patients, families, and the community.
The level of symptom control among asthmatics in Ethiopia has not been well studied. We …

Factors associated with uncontrolled asthma among adult asthmatic patients in eastern Ethiopia: A multicenter study

H Heluf, N Assefa, Y Dessie, AT Goshu… - SAGE Open …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Asthma is a major public health problem worldwide. Despite various attempts, it is
still uncontrolled in most parts of the world. Moreover, it is contributing to the national and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with uncontrolled asthma in adult asthmatics in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

BO Kabengele, JMN Kayembe, PK Kayembe… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The ultimate goal of asthma treatment is long-term control. Uncontrolled asthma
is a major public health problem worldwide, but there is a lack of data on asthma control and …

Smartphone app for monitoring asthma in children and adolescents

K Mayoral, O Garin, MA Caballero-Rabasco… - Quality of Life …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The asthma stepwise treatment approach recommended is based on monitoring
patients' symptoms. The Asthma Research in Children and Adolescents (ARCA) cohort was …

[HTML][HTML] Control del asma en pacientes que acuden a consulta de atención primaria en España (estudio ACTIS)

E Calvo, JA Trigueros, A López, G Sánchez - Atención Primaria, 2017 - Elsevier
Objetivo Evaluar la prevalencia de asma no controlada (puntuación< 20 en el Asthma
Control Test [ACT]) en la práctica clínica habitual en España. Diseño Estudio observacional …