The real conditions and the number of factors related to asthmatic patients in Quoc Tuan commune - An Lao district and Hong Thai commune - An Duong district in Hai Phong city - Vietnam
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL VENTILATION AND PULMONOLOGY - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 29
Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional survey in August 2013 on the status of bronchial asthma in Quoc Tuan community in An Lao district, Hong Thai commune, An Duong district, Hai Phong. By the total sampling method, the study conducted 4,477 families, 11,972 people over 16 years of age; 5,768 men and 6,204 women were surveyed directly in the household, combined with medical examination, detection and in-depth interviews of 455 patients. The results are: - The prevalence of asthma in adults is 3.80%, the proportion of women is higher than in men (3.54% and 4.05% p <0.05). The disease can occur at any age, patients with local allergy (38.0%) or with relatives with asthma (35.4%), asthma triggers appear Including allergies: weather change (83.7%), stress 48.6%, cold (41.1%), respiratory infections, smoke, dust, food .- Rate severe asthma in third and fourth grade patients accounted for 15.1%. The severity of asthma is related to male sex, over age 60, disease that lasts for more than 5 years, no prophylaxis and health education communication; The difference was statistically significant with p <0.05. Over age 60 and older tended to be less likely to have asthma control than those who were younger and had more controlled prophylaxis than non-drug users; The difference was statistically significant with p <0.05.
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Pham Huy Quyen
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- EP ID EP570753
- DOI 10.12699/jfvpulm.9.29.2018.1
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