Erratum to: Knowledge and perceptions of asthma in Zambia: a cross-sectional survey

Marsden, Emilia Jumbe; Somwe, Somwe Wa; Chabala, Chishala; Soriano, Joan B.; Vallés, Cesar Picado; Ancochea, Julio

doi:10.1186/s12890-016-0204-6

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“…The misconceptions ranging from addictive nature of the inhalers to 'once started-lifelong' are comparable with findings from other developing countries. 12 About half of the patients are not aware of the fact that various drugs are available in the inhaled form and they do not know the difference between a reliever and a controller. The ignorance and low use of inhaled controller medications is of great concern.…”

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Attitudes of Patients With Asthma on Inhaler Use- A Cross-Sectional Study From South Kerala

Sulaiman¹,

Panicker²

2017

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BACKGROUNDAsthma is an important health problem worldwide. High prevalence and poor control of asthma make its management a major public health problem with more than 5,00,000 hospital admissions and 2,50,000 deaths annually all over the world. India contribute maximum to the death toll accounting for 22.3% of all global asthma deaths. Medications in the inhaled forms are the best therapeutic options currently available for asthma. Despite this, the percentage of patients opting inhalers as the preferred modality of treatment seems to be low. The patient's ability to use the device correctly and the adherence to the treatment regimen are likely to be influenced by their beliefs, attitudes and concerns about the use of inhalers as the preferred mode of treatment. The aim of the study is to-1. To find out the proportion of asthmatics using inhalers as the preferred modality of treatment. 2. To bring out the various beliefs and misconceptions on inhalers among the above study group.

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Attitudes of Patients With Asthma on Inhaler Use- A Cross-Sectional Study From South Kerala

Sulaiman¹,

Panicker²

2017

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“…Despite the above statistics, asthma continues to be a major world problem affecting people in various countries of the world including Australia [ 4 ], India [ 5 ], Jamaica [ 6 ], and Norway [ 7 ]. Health impact of this condition is also common in Africa, and studies conducted in Algeria [ 8 ], Nigeria [ 2 ], Uganda [ 9 ], and Zambia [ 10 ], amongst other countries, highlighted this. Asthma impact is also prevalent in South Africa.…”

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Plants Used by Bapedi Traditional Healers to Treat Asthma and Related Symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Semenya

Maroyi

2018

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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To the best of our knowledge there are presently no ethnobotanical surveys focusing on the utilisation of herbal remedies for asthma in South Africa. The present study is therefore an attempt to fill this gap in knowledge. A total of 140 Bapedi traditional healers (THs) practicing in the Capricorn, Sekhukhune, and Waterberg districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa) were queried using semistructured questionnaires, supplemented by field observations during face-to-face interview. A total of 104 medicinal plant species (92 indigenous and 12 exotics) belonging to 92 genera, distributed across 54 botanical families, mostly the Asteraceae and Fabaceae (18.5%, for each) as well as Malvaceae (12.9%), were used as antiasthmatics and related symptoms by these THs. Most of the plants were trees and herbs (37.5%, for each), with root (57%), leaf (15.8%), and bark (7.5%), respectively, being the saliently used parts for preparation of remedies. Clerodendrum ternatum, Cryptocarya transvaalensis, Lasiosiphon caffer, Enicostema axillare, Mimusops obovata, Sclerocarya birrea, and Stylochaeton natalensis were widely used and valued by all THs across the surveyed districts. Furthermore, these taxa also scored both the highest use value and fidelity level indexes as asthma therapies. Overall, the larger number of species documented in the present study is recorded for the first time in literature as asthma and/or related symptoms remedies. Our study finding generally contributes towards an establishment of South African database of herbal therapies used traditionally against these conditions.

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“…Numerous studies have revealed that cognitive variables such as knowledge, attitude and practices of patients regarding their illness are potent contributing factors of disease management [4,[7][8][9][10][11]. Asthma is a chronic disease which a patient's good behaviors and practices are more significant in controlling the disease.…”

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Knowledge attitudes and practices of asthma-Does it associate with demographic factors of adult patients

H.P.D

Subasinghe²

2016

APJHS

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This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of asthma and its associations with demographic factors in patients in a tertiary care-setting, Sri Lanka. A sample of 118 patients with asthma were enrolled for the study. Investigator administered, 44 item validated questionnaire was used to assess the cognitive variables of participants. Ethical approval was obtained from Ethics Review committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna. Data analysis performed using SPSS version 20. Overall knowledge about asthma was significantly higher (p=0.009) in females (11.75±2.39). The knowledge level was associated with patient's age. Elderly patients above 51 years of age had low level knowledge (p<0.05) than patients between 31-50 years age. Patients who educated above grade 10 (12.07±2.43) had higher level of knowledge (p=0.001) about asthma compared to patients educated up to grade 5 (10.44±2.06). 64.4% of the sample had positive attitudes towards management of asthma. However, only 12.7% of the sample inhabit with good practices. Patient's knowledge about asthma and its medication are associated with demographic factors of patients predominantly education level and age.

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Erratum to: Knowledge and perceptions of asthma in Zambia: a cross-sectional survey

Cited by 7 publications

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Attitudes of Patients With Asthma on Inhaler Use- A Cross-Sectional Study From South Kerala

Attitudes of Patients With Asthma on Inhaler Use- A Cross-Sectional Study From South Kerala

Plants Used by Bapedi Traditional Healers to Treat Asthma and Related Symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Knowledge attitudes and practices of asthma-Does it associate with demographic factors of adult patients

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