Bronchial Asthma among Medical students in Saudi Arabia

Alkhaldi, Aishah Mohammad; Almesned, Mohammed Ali; Roublah, Fawziah A; Aldawalibi, Ahmad Mohedeen; Alshahrani, Talal M.; Shaikh, Azzam Arshad; Idris, Khalid Jubran

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2018.11352

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“…Given a 19% prevalence of asthma among medical students as determined by a prior study (5) and using a population of 1200 medical students enrolled in the fourth, fifth, and sixth clinical year, the sample size was estimated to be 158 asthmatic students with a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval (CI).…”

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Impact of Bronchial Asthma on Medical Student Attendance

Alsilmi¹,

Younis²,

Alsaleh³

et al. 2022

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Asthma symptoms may result in student absenteeism and affect their academic performance. We aimed to assess the rate of absenteeism among medical students with asthma. Patients and methods: An online survey was conducted among medical students with asthma at King Abdulaziz University. The survey questions domain included:1) demographic data; 2) the student's asthma management; 3) the effect of asthma on attendance by estimating the missing days in the academic year; 4) the student's opinions on the effect of asthma on their attendance, and 5) the student's asthma control status. Results: A total of 70 asthmatic students responded to our survey. Twelve (17.1%) students had missed at least one examination, and 27 (38.6%) students reported having missed at least one teaching session due to asthma symptoms. Severe asthma attacks requiring emergency room visits or hospital admission in the last 12 months, ongoing exposure to asthma triggers, and male gender were associated with a higher rate of missing examinations: 4 students (40%, p = 0.038), 12 students (23.1%, p = 0.025), and 11 students (25.6%, p = 0.018), respectively. No clinical features were associated with an increased rate of missing teaching sessions. Associations between absenteeism, asthma control in the preceding four weeks, and the use of asthma medications were not significant. Conclusion: History of severe asthma attacks, ongoing antigen exposure, and male gender were associated with an increased rate of absenteeism from examinations among medical students. Accommodating medical health issues is an important step in optimizing the academic environment for medical students.

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“…Asthma prevalence among medical students is estimated to be between 10% and 19.2%, which is a substantial proportion of medical students suffering from this respiratory morbidity that can affect their attendance and academic achievement (3)(4)(5) .…”

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confidence: 99%