Prevalence, socio-demographic and environmental determinants of asthma in 4621 Ghanaian adults: Evidence from Wave 2 of the World Health Organization's study on global AGEing and adult health.

Justice Moses Kwaku Aheto Emilia Asuquo UdofiaEugene KallsonGeorge MensahMinicuci NadiaNaidoo NirmalaSomnath ChatterjiPaul KowalRichard BiritwumAlfred E Yawson

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Individual as well as household factors were seen to influence the prevalence of asthma in this national survey. Clinical management of these patients in health facilities should consider household factors in addition to individual level factors.

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public health
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end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
risk factors
mental health
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chronic kidney disease
health information
peritoneal dialysis
human health
risk assessment
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cystic fibrosis
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