Asthma knowledge in a sample of students at college of Health and Medical Technologies in Baghdad
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asthm, Seroprevalence, allergensAbstract
Background: Bronchial Asthma (BA) is a chronic inflammatory, disease of the airway characterized. by therecurrent attacks, of the shortness, of breath that associated with wheezing, recurrent cough as well as chest tightness ,may be get worse, during exposure to smoke, dust, change in weather. The prevalence, of a,sthmawas .increasing globally, so the natural history of asthma is still,not well defined it thought to be of genetic and environmental factors represented by exposure to allergens.
Aim: To determine the level of knowledge about asthma among students in College of health and medical technologies.
Methodology: one hundred forty college students were selected using a designed questionnaire for collect information of students about,the,epidemiology of asthma, symptoms, trigger factors and source of their information. The knowledge, score
was estimated the,measure level of the ,students’ knowledge.
Results,: More than half of the sample had moderate knowledge level.
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