Epidemiological characters of Asthma in adult patients attendingprimary health care center in Dour city

Abstract

Asthmatic disease is considered among the most prevalent complaint in the daily work of
out patients & casualties departments. The occurrence of asthmatic states depend mainly on
genetic predisposition & environmental exposure to specific allergens & irritants. A cross sectional
study was conducted in Dour city from Jan to Dec 2000. 68 asthmatic patients who were
diagnosed as asthma. 38 male & 30 female patients. Data collection was performed through
extraction of information from patients by questionnaires. The age of patients range from 20 to 75
years old with predominant age of 31 to 40 years in females & 41 to 50 years in males. The study
show that most of cases in urban area (66%) than in rural area (34%). Also, was found that most
frequent precipitating factors are flu (98%) & dusty weather (94%). However, 70.5% of asthmatic
patients have a positive family history of asthma, while 29.5% of asthmatic patients have a
negative history of asthma. Also, 58% of Male patients are smokers, while only 17% of female
patients are smokers.