An investigation into the effect of cigarette smoking on the severity and control of asthma in adults in Sulaimani City
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| contents | An investigation into the effect of cigarette smoking on the severity and control of asthma in adults in Sulaimani City Kosar Mohamed Ali Aso Faridun Amin Avan Kawees Muhammed Medicina asthma asthma control asthma severity Cigarette smoking the Kurdistan region of Iraq Background and objective: As a chronic lung disease, asthma can result in inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to recurrent episodes of coughing, wheezing, breath shortness, and chest tightness. Development of asthma can be affected by genetic and environmental factors of which smoking is a well-known risk factor. The present study was aimed at figuring out the association between cigarette smoking and asthma severity and control in asthmatic patients.Patients and methods: Within a prospective cohort study conducted in Sulaimani City of Iraqi Kurdistan, 130 patients with asthma were examined. Data collected was performed through a researcher-designed questionnaire that was developed based on GINA 2018 International Guidelines for Asthma. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.Results: The patients’ mean age was 51.5±18.1 years. Most of the patients (66.9%) were females, and 50.8% were housewives. Also, 69.2% resided urban areas, and 53.1% were illiterate. Asthma control was significantly affected by the patients’ age, education level, and smoking status, but not by occupation or place of residence. Moreover, asthma severity had a significant correlation with the patients’ age and education level, but it was not significantly affected by their smoking status.Conclusion: Asthma is more common among women. Patients with lower education level and higher age and those who smoke have a lower level of asthma control. Asthma severity is higher among the illiterate and older adults. 2019 artículo científico 1856-4550 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=170262862008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/170262862008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1702 Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertensión application/pdf Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hipertensión Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertensión (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) Num.6 Vol.14 |
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| spellingShingle | An investigation into the effect of cigarette smoking on the severity and control of asthma in adults in Sulaimani City Kosar Mohamed Ali Medicina asthma asthma control asthma severity Cigarette smoking the Kurdistan region of Iraq An investigation into the effect of cigarette smoking on the severity and control of asthma in adults in Sulaimani City Kosar Mohamed Ali Aso Faridun Amin Avan Kawees Muhammed Medicina asthma asthma control asthma severity Cigarette smoking the Kurdistan region of Iraq Background and objective: As a chronic lung disease, asthma can result in inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to recurrent episodes of coughing, wheezing, breath shortness, and chest tightness. Development of asthma can be affected by genetic and environmental factors of which smoking is a well-known risk factor. The present study was aimed at figuring out the association between cigarette smoking and asthma severity and control in asthmatic patients.Patients and methods: Within a prospective cohort study conducted in Sulaimani City of Iraqi Kurdistan, 130 patients with asthma were examined. Data collected was performed through a researcher-designed questionnaire that was developed based on GINA 2018 International Guidelines for Asthma. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25.Results: The patients’ mean age was 51.5±18.1 years. Most of the patients (66.9%) were females, and 50.8% were housewives. Also, 69.2% resided urban areas, and 53.1% were illiterate. Asthma control was significantly affected by the patients’ age, education level, and smoking status, but not by occupation or place of residence. Moreover, asthma severity had a significant correlation with the patients’ age and education level, but it was not significantly affected by their smoking status.Conclusion: Asthma is more common among women. Patients with lower education level and higher age and those who smoke have a lower level of asthma control. Asthma severity is higher among the illiterate and older adults. 2019 artículo científico 1856-4550 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=170262862008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/170262862008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1702 Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertensión application/pdf Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hipertensión Revista Latinoamericana de Hipertensión (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) Num.6 Vol.14 |
| title | An investigation into the effect of cigarette smoking on the severity and control of asthma in adults in Sulaimani City |
| topic | Medicina asthma asthma control asthma severity Cigarette smoking the Kurdistan region of Iraq |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=170262862008 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/170262862008.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1702/170262862008/movil |