TY - BOOK AU - Radwa Abdelrahim Radwan Ali AU - Mohammad Abdelfattah Abdelmotey , AU - Sarah Ali Zenhom Mohamed , TI - Factors contributing to non-adherence to medication therapy in Egyptian asthmatic patients / PY - 2019/// CY - Cairo : PB - Radwa Abdelrahim Radwan Ali , KW - Adherence KW - Asthma KW - Treatment N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -