Bronchial Asthma in Sokoto: A Study of 128 Adult Asthmatic Patients Over a Six Year Period

Abstract

128 adult asthmatics, made up of 62 males and 66 females were seen at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto between the 1st of January 1993 and 31 st of December 1998. The mean age of presentation for the males was 34.8 years while for the females it was 28.2 years. Those between the age of 20 and 39 year constituted the majority of the patients. Cold weather and upper respiratory tract infection were the commonest recorded precipitating factors. Only 12.5% of the patients had a family history of asthma. Recovery was the norm in a vast majority of patients. Only 2 patients were lost within the period due to asthma.


Key Words: Bronchial Asthma, Adults, Sokoto.


Nig. Medical Practitioner Vol. 44(3) 2003: 59-63