Asthma Control and Associated Factors Among Children with Current Asthma – Findings from the 2019 Child Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System – Asthma Call-Back Survey

Abstract

Bruck Messele Habte,1,* Kebede A Beyene,2,* Shivani A Patel,3 Teferi Gedif Fenta,1 Anne M Fitzpatrick4 1School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA; 3Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; 4School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bruck Messele Habte, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 9086, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel [phone], Email [email protected]: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of uncontrolled asthma among children with current asthma in four US states. We also determined the rates and correlates of asthma-related hospitalization, urgent care center (UCC), or emergency department (ED) visits.Participants and Methods: We analyzed the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS) datasets. Asthma control status was classified as well-controlled or uncontrolled asthma based on day- and night-time asthma symptoms, activity limitation or use of rescue medications. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify the correlates of uncontrolled asthma and asthma-related hospitalization or UCC/ED visits.Results: Among 249 children with current asthma, 55.1% had uncontrolled asthma while 40% reported asthma-related hospitalization or UCC/ED visits in the past year. Non-Hispanic ethnicity, ages of 0– 9 and 15– 17 years, household income

Keywords

• asthma control
• uncontrolled asthma
• current asthma
• pediatrics asthma