Open AccessPrevalence of Asthma in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
Author(s) -
Mahtab Ahmad Khan,
Muhammad Ajmal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of pharmaceutical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-8334
pISSN - 2410-6275
DOI - 10.22200/pjpr.2016133-36
Subject(s) - asthma , incidence (geometry) , medicine , aspirin , family history , disease , allergy , demography , age groups , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
Asthma is exaggerated response of immune system which is a leading cause of death in the third world. Main causes of asthma are allergy, smoking, drugs like NSAID (Aspirin) and family history. Objective of study was to check the prevalence of asthma in different age groups and its impact on socioeconomical behaviors of the peoples of southern Punjab, by developing a questionnaire. Incidence of asthmatic attack in the age group of 20 to 60 years was more than in age group of 20 years, furthermore the incidence was found to be more common in females as compare to males. The smokers were at more risk to develop the disease as compared to the nonsmokers.