Prevalence and factors associated with asthma among adolescents and adults in Uganda: a general population based survey

• Main Authors: Bruce J. Kirenga (Author), Corina de Jong (Author), Winceslaus Katagira (Author), Samuel Kasozi (Author), Levicatus Mugenyi (Author), Marike Boezen (Author), Thys van der Molen (Author), Moses R. Kamya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recent large-scale population data on the prevalence of asthma and its risk factors are lacking in Uganda. This survey was conducted to address this data gap. Methods A general population based survey was conducted among people ≥12 years. A questionnaire was used to collect parti...