Caregiver Factors Influencing Asthma Control in Preschool Children
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This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to study caregiver factors influencing asthma control in pre-school children. The sample group of 124 consisted of caregivers of preschool children with asthma. The research instruments were composed of 1) a demographic data questionnaire 2) a health literacy questionnaire 3) a health Perception questionnaire 4) an asthma management questionnaire, and 5) a asthma control test. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis. The research results revealed that children with asthma were classified in the controlled level (78.20) and the uncontrolled level (21.80). The model of health literacy, health perception, and asthma management explained 86.00% of variance on asthma control (Nagelkerke R2 = 0.86. The influencing factors of asthma control were health perception (OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.58, 1.02, p-value <0.05) and asthma management (OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.74, 0.97, p-value <0.05). Therefore, the health care team should organize the programs to promote caregiver asthma management and health perception in order to achieve the goal of asthma control.
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