Open AccessCurrent health care of childhood bronchial asthma in Alexandria,Egypt
Author(s) -
Amal Bassili,
Abdallah Mahgoob Zaki,
Ihab Hafez El Sawy,
R Bedwani,
Gianni Togi
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1998.4.3.575
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , inhalation , pediatrics , cross sectional study , health care , outpatient clinic , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , psychiatry , pathology , economics , economic growth
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of all specialized children’s hospitals in Alexandria. The aim was to describe the health care delivered to children suffering from asthma and how far it complied with recent therapeutic guidelines. The pattern of asthma management was characterized by a significant underuse of prophylactic drugs in moderate/severe chronic asthma, underuse of the inhalation mode of delivery, and corticosteroids abuse as a prophylactic in between acute exacerbations in mild asthma. Also, assessment of pulmonary function [peak-flow rate]was rarely performed