Ghose Bishwajit|Shangfeng Tang|Sanni Yaya|Zhanchun Feng
Burden of asthma, dyspnea, and chronic cough in South Asia
Huazhong University of Science and Technology|University of Dhaka|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|University of Ottawa|Huazhong University of Science and Technology
asthma dyspnea chronic cough wellestablished risk factors copd often associated exacerbation disease leading cause morbidity mortality south asian countriesthe aims study 1 measure prevalence asthma dyspnea chronic cough 2 assess relationship respiratory problems selfreported health status among south asiansdata research came world health survey 20022003 conducted world health organization subjects 35929 men women aged 18 years older selected bangladesh india nepal pakistan sri lanka crude prevalence rates asthma dyspnea chronic cough presented percentages results association subjective health status presented odds ratios corresponding 95 cisprevalence daily smoking highest bangladesh 399 lowest sri lanka 141 prevalence asthma highest india 63 nepal highest prevalence dyspnea 113 chronic cough 153 overall prevalence asthma dyspnea higher among women chronic cough higher among men significant differences observed prevalence rates conditions among regular occasional nonsmokers majority men women asthma dyspnea chronic cough higher likelihood reporting poor health status compared diseasesfindings suggest prevalence rates asthma dyspnea chronic cough considerably high countries significantly associated poor subjective health high copdprone region programs targeted address diseases could help reduce burden copd respiratory diseaserelated mortalities south asia