Radwa Abdelrahim Radwan Ali <br/><br/>
Factors contributing to non-adherence to medication therapy in Egyptian asthmatic patients /  
 العوامل التي تسهم في عدم الالتزام بالعلاج الدوائي للأطفال المصريين المصابين بالربو الشعبي 
Radwa Abdelrahim Radwan Ali ; Supervised  Mohammad Abdelfattah Abdelmotey , Sarah Ali Zenhom Mohamed 
 - Cairo :   Radwa Abdelrahim Radwan Ali ,   2019 
 - 150 P. :   charts , facimiles ;   25cm  
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> This study was conducted on 150 Egyptian asthmatic children to investigate the problem of treatment non adherence and its effect on asthma control. It reached the following: About 62.67% of cases were non-adherent to prescribed asthma treatment compared to 37.33% who were adherent. Adherent group had significantly higher level of paternal education, maternal occupation and social class compared to non-adherent group. Asthma control was significantly higher in adherent group compared to non-adherent group.There was a significant direct correlation between parental education, occupation, social class, asthma control and adherence to treatment.Maternal education levels were significant factors predicting treatment adherence 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Adherence  Asthma Treatment