Determinants of poorly controlled asthma among asthmatic patients in Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: a case control study.

From a total of 242 studied asthmatic patients, 52.9% of controls and 44.6% of cases were males. Poor knowledge about asthma [Adjusted odd ratio(AOR) = 7.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.72-30; P = 0.007], negative attitude about asthma [AOR = 5.10; 95% CI 1.40-18.7; P = 0.014], moderate asthma [AOR = 13.47; 95% CI 2.69-47.23; P = 0.002] and non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) [AOR = 8.52%; 95% CI 2.41-13.45; P = 0.001] were determinants of poorly controlled asthma.