Open AccessEpidemiology, triggers, and severity of childhood asthma in Ilesa, Nigeria: Implications for management and control
Author(s) -
Bankole Peter Kuti,
Kehinde Oluyori Omole
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.218412
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , interquartile range , epidemiology , pediatrics , spirometry , overweight , exacerbation , incidence (geometry) , obesity , physics , optics
Knowledge about childhood asthma in a locality will assist clinicians to adequately manage the condition. This study set out to report the epidemiology, triggers of exacerbation, comorbid conditions, and severity of childhood asthma at a tertiary health facility in Nigeria and the implication of these, in management and symptoms control.