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Vol.2 , No. 3, Publication Date: Jul. 10, 2015, Page: 14-18
 and University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital; where the age of 1.6-3.5 years for male children had 25 cases while 16 cases were recorded for female in BMSH. In University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, 26 cases of children asthma were found among age of 1.6-3.5 years for males while females recorded 23 cases. In 2011, male had 17(70.8%) cases of asthma which was higher than female’s case of 7(29.2%) at BMSH. At UPTH, 12(63.2%) cases of children asthma were higher in male than female 7(36.8%). Conclusion: The findings showed the prevalence cases of asthma among under-five and more affected in male than female. All ages less than five years were affected from 2005 to 2012. In other to reduce morbidity and mortality rate of asthma in under fives, early diagnosis of the disease is important, also, asthma management strategies is also important which to include adequate patient education.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/908.jpg)
| [1] | Oke Kelechi M., Department of Public Health Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Oparaocha E. T., Department of Public Health Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Numonyo Dambo, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bayelsa State Hospitals Management Board, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. |
| [4] | Ede Alison O., Department of Public Health Technology, School of Health Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. |
Background: Asthma in under-fives has been recognized as a major public health problem. Objective: This aim of study is to estimate the prevalence case of asthma among under-fives in two major hospitals in South-South, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: The study method was a retrospective study survey of hospital medical records of the two major hospitals in two different Local Government Areas in River to explore the similarities and differences between hospitals in record of asthma cases. Results: Out of 248 medical records examined on childhood asthma in Braitewaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMSH) and University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital; where the age of 1.6-3.5 years for male children had 25 cases while 16 cases were recorded for female in BMSH. In University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, 26 cases of children asthma were found among age of 1.6-3.5 years for males while females recorded 23 cases. In 2011, male had 17(70.8%) cases of asthma which was higher than female’s case of 7(29.2%) at BMSH. At UPTH, 12(63.2%) cases of children asthma were higher in male than female 7(36.8%). Conclusion: The findings showed the prevalence cases of asthma among under-five and more affected in male than female. All ages less than five years were affected from 2005 to 2012. In other to reduce morbidity and mortality rate of asthma in under fives, early diagnosis of the disease is important, also, asthma management strategies is also important which to include adequate patient education.
Keywords
Asthma, Mortality, Airflow and Under-Five
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