Environmental health research in Africa: important progress and promising opportunities

BR Joubert, SN Mantooth, KA McAllister - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization in 2016 estimated that over 20% of the global disease
burden and deaths were attributed to modifiable environmental factors. However, data …

The care of asthma patients in communities with limited resources

BA Dubaybo - Research and reports in tropical medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Asthma care has undergone significant changes over the past several years. Our
understanding of the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and …

[PDF][PDF] Uncontrolled asthma among children and its association with parents' asthma knowledge and other socioeconomic and environmental factors

A Mazi, F Madani, E Alsulami, A Almutari, R Alamri… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
Uncontrolled Asthma Among Children and Its Association With Parents’ Asthma Knowledge
and Other Socioeconomic and Environmenta Page 1 Review began 01/30/2023 Review ended …

Assessment of level of asthma control and related factors in children attending pediatric respiratory clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A Aschalew, RA Kebed, TG Demie… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2022 - Springer
Background Asthma is a common airways disease with significant morbidity and mortality in
all ages. Studies of pediatric asthma control and its determinants yielded variable results …

Serum zinc, selenium and total antioxidant contents of Nigerian children with asthma: association with disease severity and symptoms control

BP Kuti, DK Kuti, OS Smith - Journal of tropical pediatrics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Micronutrients and antioxidants may ameliorate oxidative stress. This study
aimed to determine the serum Zinc (Zn), Selenium (Se) and Total Antioxidant Contents …

The emerging role of digital health in the management of asthma

A Kaplan, M Boivin, J Bouchard, J Kim… - … in Chronic Disease, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The most common reasons seen for lack of asthma control include misconceptions about
disease control, low controller treatment adherence, poor inhaler technique, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Estimating the Knowledge and Attitude of Parents about their Children's Asthma and Evaluating the Impact of their Education Status in Baghdad/Iraq.

MM Mohammed, AN Abbas… - Systematic Reviews in …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Background: Parents have an essential role in treating their children's asthma. Therefore,
caregivers should gain large knowledge that enable them identifying the risk factor particular …

Maternal history of asthma modifies the risk of childhood persistent asthma associated with maternal age at birth: Results from a large prospective cohort in Canada

D Wadden, J Farrell, MJ Smith, LK Twells… - Journal of Asthma, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Asthma is a prevalent disease that affects many Canadians. Persistent asthma
can affect quality of life, and has multiple health implications. Maternal age at birth has been …

Percent Recovery Index Predicts Poor Asthma Control and Exacerbation in Adults

L Kuang, C Ren, X Liao, X Zhang… - Journal of Asthma and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Previous studies indicate that the percent recovery index (PRI: the percentage
increase from the maximally reduced FEV1 after bronchodilator inhalation), one of the …

Knowledge and self-care management practice among asthmatic children (6-12 years): an educational intervention study

HME Hashim, AM Ismail… - … Egyptian Journal of …, 2022 - ejhm.journals.ekb.eg
Background: Asthma is a highly prevalent chronic respiratory disease which has been
increasing worldwide. Education to support self-management is an integral part of asthma …