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Barriers to and competency with the use of metered dose inhaler and its impact on disease control among adult asthmatic patients in Ethiopia.

Tadesse Melaku AbegazEfrata Ashuro ShegenaNatnael Fentie GessieEyob Alemayehu GebreyohannesMohammed Assen Seid
Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)
Generally from this study, cost of the medication and the perception that medication should be used only for symptoms were the major identified barriers that affect the MDI use among asthmatic patients. Patients show very poor competence to their MDI which in turn led to poor asthma control. So, patients need to be taught the correct inhaler technique in the hospital and pharmacy while they came for follow up every time.
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