Perceptions towards childhood asthma and barriers to its management among patients, caregivers and healthcare providers: a qualitative study from Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The management of asthma, which is one of the major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality has been affected by non-adherence to recommended treatment regimens with severe consequences. The aim of the present study was therefore to explore the perceptions of the children with asthma, their caregivers and their healthcare providers towards asthma and barriers to long term childhood asthma management in an institutional setting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive design was followed for the present study that used individual interviews as a data collection method. The study participants were 23 pairs of children with asthma that had treatment follow-ups in two tertiary hospitals and their caregivers and eight healthcare providers who car

SUBMITTER: Kassa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature