Measurement of Health Care Professional Concordance with the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines for the Management of Asthma
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2007-05-01
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Oshitoye, Jeannette Adetokunbo
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Asthma is a widely prevalent chronic disease affecting children in the United States. Prior studies show that blacks are more likely to die from asthma than other racial groups. Despite this fact, blacks are less likely to receive the recommended medication to appropriately treat their asthma. Because of the disparity in treatment, this study was conducted to determine if minorities were receiving information recommended by the NAEPP Guidelines. Logistic regression was used to determine the receipt of instructional information. Results show that males are less likely; and those below the age of 17 are more likely to receive the information.
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Clinical Epidemiology, Community Health, Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Diseases, Educational Sociology, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication, Health Communication, Inequality and Stratification, Medical Education, Medicine and Health, Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health, Public Health Education and Promotion, Race and Ethnicity, Respiratory Tract Diseases, asthma, blacks, logistic, disparity, NAEPP guidelines