Epidemiological study of school performance and asthma medications among asthmatic Egyptian school children

INTRODUCTION It is estimated that as many as 300 million people of all ages, and all ethnic backgrounds, suffer from asthma and the burden of this disease to governments, health care systems, families, and patients is increasing worldwide. The rate of asthma increases as communities adopt western lifestyles and become urbanised. With the projected increase in the proportion of the world's population that is urban from 45% to 59% in 2025, there will likely be a marked increase in the number of asthmatics worldwide over the next two decades. It is estimated that there may be an additional 100 million persons with asthma by 2025. 1 It is estimated that asthma accounts for about 1 in every 250 deaths worldwide. Many of the deaths are preventable, being due to suboptimal long-term Original article