Sources and prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses in adults in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15541126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Bartlett (0000-0002-4940-2567, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, corresponding author), JOHN PARR (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Wietze Lindeboom (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Masuma Akter Khanam (0000-0002-2103-6462, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos (0000-0003-1377-8615, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-89 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441692.2012.758761 |
| PMID | 23305210 |
| OpenAlex | W2126663671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
This study provides data on the sources of asthma diagnoses in the adult Bangladeshi population in urban and rural settings. The paper also reports the prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses and associated socio-demographic factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in three communities: two rural settings and one urban setting, with a total sample size of 32,665 subjects. Pre-existing surveillance data provided individual socio-demographic factors. Provider categories were based on previous research describing provider plurality in Bangladesh. Descriptive statistics, univariate regression and multivariate regression analyses were performed. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) generalists provided the largest proportion of diagnoses in both urban (54.6%) and rural (42.4%) sites. The largest proportion of non-MBBS-trained healthcare workers providing diagnoses of asthma was spiritual healers (13.3%) in the urban settings and village doctors (42.4%) in rural settings. The overall prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses was 5.0% in the urban population and 3.5% in the rural population. The results highlight the importance of non-MBBS doctors in serving the healthcare needs of the Bangladeshi population. This study reveals a higher prevalence of self-reported asthma diagnoses in the urban setting than in rural ones, which is consistent with international literature on the topic
Asthma · Cross-sectional study · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Medical diagnosis · Population · Rural area · Asthma and respiratory diseases · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Demography · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |