Effect of asthma education intervention on self-management knowledge and control level in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a quasi experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma self-management education empowers patients to manage their condition effectively. However, evidence on its impact in Ethiopia remains limited. This study evaluated the effect of asthma education on asthma control and self-management knowledge among adult asthma patients in Ethiopia.

Methods

A quasi-experimental design was employed, with a total of 204 participants, comprising 102 individuals in the intervention group and 102 in the control group at baseline. After accounting for follow-up losses (20.6% in the intervention group and 23.5% in the control group), 81 participants from the intervention group and 78 from the control group were retained six months after the completion of the education (post-intervention). Pre- and post-intervention assessments we

SUBMITTER: Gebresilassie TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910835 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature