Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda
A general population based survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15359690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Kirenga (0000-0002-2023-2840, Makerere University, corresponding author), Corina de Jong (0000-0002-9316-2548, University Medical Center Groningen), Winceslaus Katagira (0000-0003-4622-191X, Makerere University), Samuel Kasozi (0000-0001-9467-3692, Makerere University), Levicatus Mugenyi (0000-0002-9423-2472, Makerere University), Marike Boezen (University of Groningen), Thys van der Molen (0000-0002-6606-8804, University Medical Center Groningen), Moses R Kamya (0000-0001-9106-4234, Makerere University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 227-227 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-019-6562-2 |
| PMID | 30795752 |
| OpenAlex | W2922935456 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Asthma is common in Uganda and is associated with smoking, biomass smoke exposure, urbanization, and allergic diseases. Health care systems should be strengthened to provide asthma care. Measures to reduce exposure to the identified associated factors are needed
Asthma · Biostatistics · Environmental health · Pathology · Population · Public health · Young adult · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Demography · Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery · Medicine · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Immunology · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |