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Background: The increasing prevalence of asthma and failure of control are sources of concern in most parts of the world. A review of literature has shown that factors that affect patients’ adherence to the use of inhalers included level of literacy, attitudes towards asthma management, knowledge about asthma, deficiencies in patients knowledge and control of symptoms.
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of adult asthmatics presenting to University College Hospital Ibadan towards asthma and the impact of family support on adherence to the use of inhalers.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 1st of April 2010 to 31st of March 2011. The study population involved 355 adults aged between 18years and 55years with an established diagnosis of asthma already on treatment and follow up.
Results: More than half of the respondents 205(57.7%) had poor knowledge of asthma and its management. Two hundred and twenty one (62.3%) of the respondents had poor attitude towards asthma. Majority of the respondents 332(93.5%) had good family support. A higher proportion of respondents with good knowledge of asthma, good attitude toward asthma and good family support had good adherence to the use of inhalers and consequently good control of asthma.
Conclusion: This study showed that the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge of asthma, poor attitude towards asthma and good family support.
Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, asthmatics, family support, adherence, inhalers
Résumé
Contexte: La prévalence croissante de l’asthme et le manque du contrôle sont des sources de préoccupation dans la plupart des régions du monde.Une r evue dela li tt é rat ure am ontré que lesfacteursquiinfluentsurl’adhésI on des patients à l’uti lsatI on desinhalateursi nclusleni veaud’alphabéti satI on,les atti tudes enverslagesti ondel’asthme,les connai ssancessurl’asthm e,lesmanquesdeconnaissanceetducontrôledessymptômeschez lespati ents.
Objectifs: L’objecti fdecetteétudeétai td’évaluerlesco nnai ssances etl’atti tudedes adultes asthmati quesprésentant auCollègeHospi t
alierUni versi tai red’I badanversl’asthmeetl’impactdusoutienfami lI alsurl’adhési onàl’uti li sationdesinhalateurs.
Méthodes:Ceci futune étudetransversale réalisée àpartir du1 erAvri l2010au31Mars2011.Lapopulati onétudiée I mpli quaI t 355ad ultes âgésentre18ans et55ansavecundi agnosticétablidel’asthmedéjà surtraitement etsuivi .
Résultats: Plusdelamoi ti édesrépond ants205(57 ,7%) avai entunemauvai seconnai ssancedel’asthmeetdesagesti on.Deuxcentvi gt etun(62,3%)desrépondants avai entunemauvaise atti tude à l’égardde l’asthme.Lamajori tédesrépondants 332(93,5%) avaitun bonsoutiendela famille.Uneplusgrandeproportionderépondants ayantunebonneconnaissancedel’asthme,unebonne attitude env ersl’asthmeetunbonsoutiende fami lleavai tunebonneadhérenceàl’uti l satI ondesi nhalateurs etpar conséquentunboncontrôledel’ asthme.
Conclusion:Cetteétude amontréquelamajori tédesrépondants avai ent unemauvai seconnaissancedel’asthme,unemauvai seat ti tu deenversl’asthme etunbonsouti enfami li al.
Mots clés: Connai ssa nce,atti tude,asthmati ques,souti enfami li al,l’adhérence,lesi nhalateurs
Correspondence: Dr. Azeez I. Aderogba, State Hospital, Oyo, 17, Aretedo New Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria. E-mail: rogbaayilola@yahoo.com
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