Association of Asthma Control and Metered-Dose Inhaler Use Technique among Adult Asthmatic Patients Attending Outpatient Clinic, in Resource-Limited Country: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants, respiratory clinic, JUMC, Ethiopia, 2018.

Sociodemographics and characteristics of patient	Category	Number	Percent	Mean + SD	Range
Sex	Male	62	44.3
	Female	78	55.7
Age group	19–40	46	32.85	47.8 ± 15	19–74
	41–59	52	37.15
	60–75	42	30.0
Comorbidity	Yes	30	21.43
	No	110	78.57
Severity of disease	Mild persistent	34	24.3
	Moderate persistent	57	40.7
	Sever persistent	49	35
Residence	Urban	59	42.1
	Rural	81	57.9
Exposure of biomass	Yes	88	62.9
	No	52	37.1
Knowledge	Good	30	21.4
	Moderate	47	33.6
	Poor	63	45.0
Attitude	Positive	98	70.0
	Negative	42	30.0
Adherence	Adherent	87	62.14
	Intermediate	30	21.42
	Nonadherent	23	16.44
Previous education	Yes	60	42.85
	No	80	57.15