Dr.Dinka Dugassa Iticha
University,Institute of Health Science ,School of Pharmacy,Department of Clinical Pharmacy,Ethiopia
Title: Asthma Pharmacotherapy and Treatment Outcomes among Asthmatic Patients Treated at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
Biography
Biography: Dr.Dinka Dugassa Iticha
Abstract
Background: - Asthma is a world-wide problem, with about 338 million people estimated to have the condition and one of the major health problems world-wide, particularly increasing in developing countries. Although new drugs and evidence-based guidelines have been developed in recent years, there is still a challenge in reducing asthma morbidity and mortality.
Objective:-The study was aimed to assess asthma pharmacotherapy and treatment outcome among adult asthmatic patient.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was among asthmatic patients who were attending at NekemteSpecialized Hospital from 2018 to 2019. Data was collected by using semi-structured data collection format adapted after reviews of different literatures. The data was entered in to computer using EPI-manager 7.0.1 software. Analysis was done using statistical software for social sciences (SPSS) 24. Descriptive data was generated and placed in terms of frequency and percentage.
Result and Discussion: From a total of 186 asthmatic patients, 107(57.52%) were female and 79(4.50%) were male. About3 7(19.89%) asthmatic patient, received prednisolone and salbutamol tablet combination therapy. In relation to their outcome, 129(69.35) of asthmatic patients had relieved symptoms while 57(30.65) of them had somewhat relieved of their conditions, and there was no patient who was totally unrelieved. The commonest precipitating diseases include pneumonia (40%). Among the total patients, 50(26.88%) of them had exacerbated asthma from which, 29(58%) were related to environmental condition while 21(42%) of them were as a result of medical conditions.