Spirometry in asthma care: a review of the trends and challenges in pediatric practice

AC Ayuk, SN Uwaezuoke, CI Ndukwu… - Clinical medicine …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Given the rising incidence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally,
especially bronchial asthma, there is the need to reduce the associated morbidity and …

Challenges in the management of bronchial asthma among adults in Nigeria: a systematic review

CC Onyedum, KN Ukwaja, OO Desalu… - Annals of Medical and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Inadequate attention given to the management of asthma and ways of improving bronchial
asthma control could be an important factor for the rising morbidity and mortality from asthma …

Asthma in Nigeria: are the facilities and resources available to support internationally endorsed standards of care?

OO Desalu, CC Onyedum, KR Iseh, FK Salawu… - Health policy, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the facilities and resources available
to support internationally endorsed standards of asthma care at tertiary hospitals (University …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Global initiative for asthma (GINA) guidelines in asthma management among paediatric residents in a Sub Saharan African country: a cross-sectional …

AC Ayuk, A Ubesie, CL Odimegwu… - The Pan African Medical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Cross-sectional descriptive study of paediatric residents from 23 university
teaching hospitals in Nigeria using structured questionnaire. Data analyses were with …

The ACT and the ATAQ are useful surrogates for asthma control in resource-poor countries with inadequate spirometric facilities

OB Ozoh, NU Okubadejo, CC Chukwu… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. The objective of this study is to determine the utility of simple asthma control
questionnaires in assessing the asthma control in our practice setting. Methods. The Asthma …

Barriers and determinants of asthma control in children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review

RE Mphahlele, O Kitchin, R Masekela - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify reasons for poor asthma control in African children and adolescents.
Design Systematic review Data sources PubMed, Scopus, CINHAL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE …

Children with bronchial asthma assessed for psychosocial problems in a teaching hospital in Nigeria

MF Tunde-Ayinmode - African health sciences, 2015 - ajol.info
Background: Paediatric bronchial asthma causes respiratory related mortality and morbidity
globally and elevates the risk of psychological and social problems (psychosocial …

Unmet needs in asthma treatment in a resource-limited setting: findings from the survey of adult asthma patients and their physicians in Nigeria

OO Desalu, CC Onyedum, AO Adeoti, OB Ozoh… - Pan African Medical …, 2014 - ajol.info
Research Page 1 Page number not for citation purposes 1 Unmet needs in asthma treatment in
a resource-limited setting: findings from the survey of adult asthma patients and their physicians …

Asthma control among patients in Uyo South-Eastern Nigeria

VA Umoh, JU Ekott, M Ekwere… - Indian Journal of Allergy …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The prevalence of asthma is increasing in the developing world. Asthma,
management guidelines have been instituted to provide recommendations for the optimal …

Quality of acute asthma care in two tertiary hospitals in a state in South Western Nigeria: A report of clinical audit

OO Desalu, AO Adeoti, OJ Ogunmola… - Nigerian Medical …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: To audit the quality of acute asthma care in two tertiary hospitals in a state in
the southwestern region of Nigeria and to compare the clinical practice against the …