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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Prevalence of asthma in North Africa: the Asthma Insights and Reality in the Maghreb (AIRMAG) study
Respiratory Medicine, Volume 103, No. SUPPL. 2, Year 2009
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Background: Bronchial asthma is the most frequent chronic respiratory disease in both adults and children. The prevalence and burden of asthma vary considerably between different regions of the world. Information on asthma in Africa is fragmentary and relatively old. Objective: The objective of this cross-sectional epidemiological survey was to determine the prevalence and burden of asthma in the North African countries of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia using the methodology developed in the Asthma Insights and Reality (AIR) programme. Methods: A general population sample was generated using a stratified sampling method based on randomly-generated lists of telephone numbers. The target sample consisted of 10 000 households in each country, which were contacted by telephone. A structured interview was proposed. Two screening questions were asked to identify subjects with asthma. Subjects who met these criteria were then questioned in more detail about their asthma. Results: Of 30 350 households contacted, 1090 subjects with asthma were identified of whom 872 provided complete data. The age- and gender-adjusted prevalence of asthma was 3.45% [95% CI: 3.09 3.80%] in Algeria, 3.89% [95% CI: 3.52 4.27%] in Morocco and 3.53% [95% CI: 3.18 3.89%] in Tunisia. Prevalence was highest in children and older adults, and in urban areas. Annual incidence rates ranged between 28/10 000 in Tunisia and 46/10 000 in Algeria. 74.3% of adults reported being handicapped by their asthma all or most of the time, 26.4% reported a visit to a hospital emergency department in the previous year and 23.9% absence from work or school due to asthma. 48.0% reported that their sleep was very or quite disturbed by asthma. Conclusions: The prevalence of asthma in the Maghreb countries is moderate, but its impact is high. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nafti, Salim
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalo-universitaire de Mustapha Bacha
Taright, Samya
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalo-universitaire Mohamed Lamine Debaghine
el Ftouh, Mustapha T.
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Ibn Sina Hospital, Agdal Rabat
Yassine, Najiba
Morocco, Casablanca
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Benkheder, Ali
Tunisia, Tunis
Ariana Hospital
Bouacha, Hend
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar, Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Fakhfakh, Hachemi
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Glaxosmithkline, Uae
Ali-Khoudja, Moufida
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Glaxosmithkline, Uae
Texier, Nathalie
France, Paris
Kappa Santé
El-Hasnaoui, Abdelkader
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Glaxosmithkline, Uae
Statistics
Citations: 56
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0954-6111(09)70022-8
ISSN:
09546111
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia