Authors: Mary Crocker, Ceila E. Loughlin, Charles R. Esther, Terry Noah, Sonia Picado Fernández, Gabriela Woo, Laura Chanchien Parajón, David Parajón, and Sylvia Becker‐Dreps
Early detection of asthma in children has the great potential to reduce morbidity and mortality in children. Researchers conducted a study in a low-income community of Nicaragua to understand the effectiveness of a community health worker-administered questionnaire in detecting childhood asthma. They found that the questionnaire was an effective screening tool and suggest its future use for detecting asthma to decrease disease burden of asthma in children.
Link: Community health worker case-detection of asthma or reactive airways disease in a resource-poor community in Nicaragua
Resource Topic: Asthma, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Country: Nicaragua
Publisher May Restrict Access: No