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Prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in Sri Lankan adults

Gunasekera, K D ; Amarasiri, W A D L ; Undugodage, U C M ; Silva, H K M S ; Sadikeen, A ; Gunasinghe, W ; Fernando, A ; Perera, B P R ; Wickremasinghe, A R

BMC public health, 2022-12, Vol.22 (1), p.2330-2330, Article 2330 [Periódico revisado por pares]

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in Sri Lankan adults
Autor: Gunasekera, K D ; Amarasiri, W A D L ; Undugodage, U C M ; Silva, H K M S ; Sadikeen, A ; Gunasinghe, W ; Fernando, A ; Perera, B P R ; Wickremasinghe, A R
Assuntos: Adult ; Adult Asthma ; Adults ; Aged ; Asthma ; Asthma - drug therapy ; Asthma - epidemiology ; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ; Cough ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Data collection ; Drugs ; Female ; Health surveys ; Humans ; Male ; Mortality ; Plantations ; Prevalence ; Questionnaires ; Respiratory Sounds ; Response rates ; Self report ; Smoking ; Sri Lanka ; Sri Lanka - epidemiology ; Urban areas ; Wheezing
É parte de: BMC public health, 2022-12, Vol.22 (1), p.2330-2330, Article 2330
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Descrição: Data on adult asthma is scarce in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in adult Sri Lankans. METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a translated version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey screening questionnaire on subjects ≥ 18 years from 7 provinces in Sri Lanka was conducted. The asthma was defined as "wheezing in the past 12 months (current wheeze)", self-reported asthma attack in the past 12 months or on current asthma medication use. Among 1872 subjects (45.1% males, 48.8% between 18-44 years of age), the prevalence of current wheeze was 23.9% (95%CI: 22.0%-25.9%), self-reported asthma was 11.8% (95%CI: 10.3%-13.2%) and current asthma medication use was 11.1% (95% CI: 9.6%-12.5%). The prevalences were higher in adults > 44 years, 31.4% positively responded to any of the above questions (95%CI: 29.3%-33.4%) and 60.9% of current wheezers did not report having asthma whilst 38.2% used asthma medication. Among current wheezers, 80.1% had at least one other symptom, cough being the commonest. Those with no current wheeze, self-reported asthma and on current asthma medication use, 30%, 35.9% and 36.6%, respectively, reported at least one other symptom. Smokers comprises 22% current wheezers, 20.6% of self-reported asthmatics and 18.7% of current asthma medication users. The prevalence of asthma in Sri Lankan adults is higher than the other South Asian countries and higher in the older age group. A significant percentage of symptomatic individuals did not report having asthma or being on medication.
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Prevalence of asthma and its symptoms in Sri Lankan adults

Gunasekera, K D ; Amarasiri, W A D L ; Undugodage, U C M ; Silva, H K M S ; Sadikeen, A ; Gunasinghe, W ; Fernando, A ; Perera, B P R ; Wickremasinghe, A R

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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