ArticlePublic health action2013
Standard case management of asthma in Sudan: a pilot project.
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- Prevalence and determinants of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in rural Sudan.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023Article
- "Honestly, this problem has affected me a lot": a qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of people with chronic respiratory disease in Sudan and Tanzania.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Management of chronic lung diseases in Sudan and Tanzania: how ready are the country health systems?BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Revamping of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- 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
- How well are asthma treatment cards filled out in public health centres in Gazeera State, Sudan?Public health action · 2014Article
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Abstract
settingA pilot project for asthma management in selected hospitals in Khartoum and Gezira States, Sudan.
objectiveTo assess standard case management of asthma in 2007-2008.
designLocal adaptation of guidelines, followed by situational analysis, pre-intervention study, training and implementation. Treatment outcome was assessed 1 year after patient enrolment.
resultsSituational analysis revealed that inhaled beclometasone was not available in the public sector. During the project, 2068 patients were enrolled: severity of asthma was intermittent in 185 (9.0%), mild persistent in 231 (11.2%), moderate persistent in 640 (31.0%), severe persistent in 812 (39.3%) and unclassified in 200 (9.7%). Of the 1654 patients with persistent asthma who were treated with inhaled corticosteroids, 1157 (70.0%) had treatment cards available for outcome assessment. Of these, 652 (56.4%) did not attend their annual evaluation, among whom 1 (0.1%) died and 651 (56.3%) were lost to follow-up. Of the 505 patients who attended their annual evaluation, 417 (82.6%) improved, 32 (6.3%) were stable and 56 (11.1%) were worse. The frequency of emergency visits and hospitalisation decreased substantially among those who presented for the 1 year follow-up assessment.
conclusionThe results of standard case management of asthma were encouraging; however, a high proportion of patients did not return for long-term management.
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