Research Article
Assessment of Asthma Control and Quality of Life among Asthmatic Patients Attending Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Drug utilization among asthmatic patients prior to visiting Armed Forces Referral and Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| | Drugs | Prior to visit
(%) | After visit
(%) |
| | Monotherapy | 85 (46.2) | 35 (19.0) | | SABA inhaler | 45 (24.5) | 17 (9.2) | | SABA oral | 17 (9.2) | 5 (2.7) | | Oral corticosteroid (OCS) | 7 (3.8) | 4 (2.2) | | Antihistamine | 3 (1.6) | 3 (1.6) | | Parenteral steroid | 7 (3.8) | — | | Methylxanthine | 6 (3.3) | 6 (3.3) | | Two-drug combination | 90 (48.9) | 114 (61.9) | | ICS+LABA (long-acting beta agonist) | 22 (11.9) | 21 (11.4) | | ICS+SABA inhaler | 7 (3.8) | 14 (7.6) | | OCS+SABA inhaler | 6 (3.3) | 4 (2.2) | | Antihistamine+OCS | 7 (3.8) | 6 (3.3) | | SABA inhaler+SABA oral | 39 (21.2) | 49 (26.6) | | SABA oral+OCS | 9 (4.9) | 8 (4.3) | | Antibiotics+SABA inhaler | — | 5 (2.7) | | Methylxanthine+SABA inhaler | — | 7 (3.8) | | Three-drug combination | 9 (4.9) | 35 (19.1) | | SABA inhaler+SABA oral+OCS | 9 (4.9) | 6 (3.3) | | ICS+SABA inhaler+SABA oral | — | 7 (3.8) | | Antibiotics+OCS+SABA inhaler | — | 15 (8.2) | | Antibiotics+OCS+SABA oral | — | 7 (3.8) |
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