Prevalence and management of asthma in downtown of Qingdao city

VernacularTitle:青岛市城区成年人哮喘病因和控制情况分析
Author: Tongshang LIU ; Tao JIANG ; Weilin XUE ; Yongchun LI ; Huaping TANG ; Wei HAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Epidemiology; Asthma; Risk factor; Questionnaire; Management
From: Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2011;34(z2):3-5
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the prevalence and management status of asthma in downtown of Qingdao City.Method A stratified-cluster-disproportional random sampling survey was conducted with uniform procedure and questionnaire.Results The overall incidence of asthma in Qingdao City was 3.12％ (188/6026).The 2 most frequently risk factors of asthma were the allergic history and the asthma heredity (OR =3.562,2.381,P ＜ 0.05 ).In 188 diagnosed asthma patients,only 65 (34.5％)asthma patients accepted the guideline therapy,and 51 (27.1％)of them achieved well-controlled or total control.The 2 common reasons for the poor compliance were fear of adverse drug reaciion and feeling of ineffectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids.Conclusion The population in urban area of Qingdao City is suffered with high prevalence of asthma,poor compliance of guideline treatment and terrible management status.