Practice on Metered Dose Inhaler Techniques and Its Associated Factors among Asthmatic Patients at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, East Gojjam, Ethiopia: A Prospective Study
Table 3
Practice of inhaler uses within the respondents, DMCSH, 2020.
No.
Questions
Yes
No
N (%)
N (%)
1
Check the expiry date
43 (25.9)
123 (74.1)
2
Hold upright and shake well before use
132 (79.5)
34 (20.5)
3
Breath out gently
56 (33.7)
110 (66.3)
4
Put the mouthpiece between the teeth without biting and closed lips to form a good seal
158 (95.2)
8 (4.8)
5
Start to breathe in slowly through the mouth and press down firmly on the canister and continue to breathe in slowly and deep
144 (86.7)
22 (13.3)
6
Hold breath for 10 seconds and then remove inhaler from the mouth
