Prevalence of Asthma and Its Association with Daily Habits in Jimma Town, Ethiopia
Journal Title: Open Journal of Asthma - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Many studies showed a low risk of asthma in sub-Saharan countries. However, due to indoor pollutions and environmental hazards, developing countries are always the prior victims of all types of respiratory illnesses including asthma. Jimma, south-western Ethiopia, is known by its wide range of vegetations including khat and coffee. Together with high plantation of those cash crops, there is widespread consumption of them by the locals.
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Tefereedgn Eden Yitna, Mossie Ayana Andualem
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