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Psychological distress and associated factors among asthmatic patients in Southern, Ethiopia, 2021
BACKGROUND: There is an increased prevalence of psychological distress in adults with asthma. Psychological distress describes unpleasant feelings or emotions …
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Nonadherence to antiasthmatic medications and its predictors among asthmatic patients in public hospitals of Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia: using ASK-12 tool
BACKGROUND: Globally, adequate asthma control is not yet achieved. The main cause of uncontrollability is nonadherence to prescribed medications. OBJECTIVES: …
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Medication regimen complexity and its impact on medication adherence and asthma control among patients with asthma in Ethiopian referral hospitals
BACKGROUND: Various studies have found that medication adherence is generally low among patients with asthma, and that the complexity of …
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Level of asthma control and its determinants among adults living with asthma attending selected public hospitals in northwestern, Ethiopia: using an ordinal logistic regression model
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a major public health challenge and is characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing that vary …
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Determinants of asthma in Ethiopia: age and sex matched case control study with special reference to household fuel exposure and housing characteristics
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by airway obstruction and hyper-responsiveness. Studies suggest that household fuel exposure and …
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among chronic disease patients at Aksum Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak is the first reported case in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and suddenly became …
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The outcome of COVID-19 among the geriatric age group in African countries: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared as …
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Non-adherence to inhaled medications among adult asthmatic patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Medication non-adherence is one of a common problem in asthma management and it is the main factor for …
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The burden, admission, and outcomes of COVID-19 among asthmatic patients in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak is the first reported case in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and suddenly became …
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The healthcare seeking behaviour of adult patients with asthma at Chitungwiza Central Hospital, Zimbabwe
Abstract Background Although asthma is a serious public health concern in Zimbabwe, there is lack of information regarding the decision …
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Determinants of Acute Asthma Attack among adult asthmatic patients visiting hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019: case control study
Abstract Introduction Acute asthma attack is one of the most common causes of visits to hospital emergency departments in all …
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Determinants of non-adherence to inhaled steroids in adult asthmatic patients on follow up in referral hospital, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Asthma is one of the major non-communicable diseases worldwide. The prevalence of asthma has continuously increased over the …
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Development of a framework for increasing asthma awareness in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
BACKGROUND: Asthma accounts for significant global morbidity and health-care costs. It is still poorly understood among health professionals and the …
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Assessment of predictors for acute asthma attack in asthmatic patients visiting an Ethiopian hospital: are the potential factors still a threat?
BACKGROUND: Recurrent exacerbations in patients with moderate or severe asthma are the major causes of morbidity, mortality and medical expenditure. …
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Microbiome and asthma
The mucosal immune system is in constant communication with the vast diversity of microbes present on body surfaces. The discovery …
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Non adherence to inhalational medications and associated factors among patients with asthma in a referral hospital in Ethiopia, using validated tool TAI
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways that affects roughly 358 million people globally. It is a …