ArticlePaediatric drugs2012
Challenges in treating pediatric asthma in developing countries.
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- The Prevalence of Asthma among Iranian Children and Adolescent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Pooled it
- Culture-specific programs for children and adults from minority groups who have asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Asthma in African children and adolescents: Burden, barriers, and management strategies.African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine · 2026Review
- Integrative bioinformatics analysis of pyroptosis-related genes and immune infiltration patterns in childhood asthma.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Pre-COVID era pediatric disease incidence in Kazakhstan: regional panel data analysis of multiple disease groups (2010-2019).Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Prevalence of Childhood Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Associated Air Pollution Sources Among Adolescent Learners in Selected Schools in Vhembe District, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence, Management, and Risk Factors of Asthma Among School-Age Children in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Article
- Challenges in the diagnosis of asthma in children, what are the solutions? A scoping review of 3 countries in sub Saharan Africa.Respiratory research · 2022Article
- Asthma management in low and middle income countries: case for change.The European respiratory journal · 2022Review
- Proposed Strategies to Improve Adult Asthma Management in Egypt: Expert Review and Recommendations.Annals of global health · 2022Review
- Asthma in South African adolescents: a time trend and risk factor analysis over two decades.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Asthma and COVID-19: Emphasis on Adequate Asthma Control.Canadian respiratory journal · 2021Review
- Comparison between traditional and nontraditional add-on devices used with pressurised metered-dose inhalers.ERJ open research · 2020Article
- A worldwide charter for all children with asthma.Pediatric pulmonology · 2020Article
- Essential Medicines at the National Level: The Global Asthma Network's Essential Asthma Medicines Survey 2014.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Connexin 43-Mediated Mitochondrial Transfer of iPSC-MSCs Alleviates Asthma Inflammation.Stem cell reports · 2018Article
- Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions on Fecal Bacterial Patterns and Their Association with Asthma.Frontiers in microbiology · 2016Article
- Potential therapeutic effect of Allium cepa L. and quercetin in a murine model of Blomia tropicalis induced asthma.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2015Article
- Asthma education material for children and their families; a global survey of current resources.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children in many low- and middle-income countries. In these settings, the burden of childhood asthma is increasing and is associated with severe disease. There are a number of challenges to providing optimal management of childhood asthma in such settings. These include under-diagnosis of childhood asthma, access to care, ability of healthcare workers to manage asthma, availability and affordability of inhaled therapy, environmental control of potential triggers, education of healthcare providers and of the public, and cultural or language issues. International and national guidelines for childhood asthma have been produced, but implementation remains a real challenge. Access to and affordability of essential inhaled asthma drugs, especially low-dose inhaled corticosteroids and short-acting bronchodilators, are major challenges to effective asthma control in many countries. A low-cost spacer made from a plastic bottle is effective for use with a metered-dose inhaler, but use must be included in asthma educational initiatives. Educational programs for healthcare personnel and for the public that are culturally and language appropriate are needed for effective implementation of asthma guidelines. Socioeconomic and structural barriers to care within health services remain obstacles to achieving optimal treatment of asthma for many children.
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