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Table 3 Asthma Morbidity in Children

From: Asthma in a Primary Health Care Center Serving a Poor Population: A Descriptive and Interventional Study

 

Total Patients,

Baseline

First

Follow-up

Average next

Follow-ups

School absences (yes/no), n

27/17 (44)

7/15* (22)

43/213* (256)

ER visits (yes/no), n

23/22 (45)

9/16 (25)

32/281** (313)

Doctor visit without appointment (yes/no), n

25/20 (45)

4/20** (24)

24/287** (311)

Do these symptoms interfere in your physical activity?

   

   Never, n (%)

11 (22.9%)

11 (47.8%)

189 (64.5%)

   Almost never, n (%)

1 (2.1%)

2 (8.7%)

19 (6.5%)

   Sometimes, n (%)

15 (31.3%)

2 (8.7%)

48 (16.4%)

   Often, n (%)

10 (20.8%)

4 (17.4%)

20 (6.8%)

   Very often, n (%)

11 (22.9%)

4 (17.4%)

17 (5.8%)

How controlled are your symptoms?

   

   Nothing, n (%)

4 (19%)

0 (0%)

3 (3.1%)

   Little, n (%)

6 (28.6%)

1 (7.1%)

21 (7.3%)

   Some, n (%)

4 (19%)

2 (14.3%)

41 (14.2%)

   Good, n (%)

5 (23.8%)

7 (50%)

143 (49.5%)

   Totally, n (%)

2 (9.5%)

4 (28.6%)

81 (28%)

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. **P < 0.01