Journal of Asthma and Allergy (Aug 2022)
Determinants of Asthma Attack Among Adult Asthmatic Patients Attending at Public Hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2021: Case–Control Study
Abstract
Shiferaw Megersa,1 Getahun Chala,2 Kena Fikremariam3 1Department of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia; 2Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia; 3Department of Public Relation and Communication, Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shiferaw Megersa, Department of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia, Tel +251 91 082 0138, Email [email protected]: Asthma attacks are life-threatening episodes that place a costly burden on the individual and the community in both high- and low-income countries including Ethiopia. There is scant information on the determinant of it in the study area.Objective: To identify determinants of asthma attack among adult asthmatic patients attending at public hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.Methods: An institutional-based unmatched case–control study design was conducted. In this study, 300 participants (100 cases and 200 controls) were included. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data. After the data were entered into Epidata version 3.1, it was exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. First, bivariable logistic regression was performed. Independent variables with a p-value < 0.25 in binary logistic regression were entered into a multivariable logistic regression model. In the multivariable logistic regression model, independent variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered to be significant determinants of the outcome variable of the study.Results: This finding identified that upper respiratory tract infection (AOR = 5.89, 95% CI: 2.72, 12.79), obstructive sleep apnea (AOR = 3.48, 95% CI: 1.58, 7.66), passive smoker (AOR = 5.93, 95% CI: 2.07, 16.96), spring season (AOR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.27, 4.89), pet ownership (AOR = 3.63, 95% CI: 1.82, 7.22), kitchen smoke (AOR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.6, 4.6), rhinitis (AOR = 4.49, 95% CI: 2.25, 8.93) and being jobless (AOR = 5.68, 95% CI: 1.94, 16.68) were significant determinants of asthma attack.Conclusion: In this study, upper respiratory tract infection, obstructive sleep apnea, passive smoker, spring season, kitchen smoke, pet ownership, rhinitis, and being jobless were identified as significant determinants of an asthma attack. Because asthma attacks are life-threatening events, effective methods and interventions on determinants of asthma attack incidence should be implemented.Keywords: adult, asthma attack, determinants, season, Ethiopia
