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Improving school policies may reduce asthma morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asthma among schoolchildren in Amman, Jordan. Second, we evaluated Jordanian school staff on asthma first-aid knowledge and competence. This cross-sectional study was conducted over five months in The participated schools included ten public schools with participating teachers and ten private schools with participating teachers.
The mean number of students in the schools involved in the study was The prevalence of asthma was 2. Schools were found to have insufficient medical reports for the asthma children, in addition to a lack of first aid kits.
The asthma knowledge of teachers in schools was weak. There is a need for educators to develop more awareness. These findings shed light on important concerns that require immediate attention. Asthma is the most prevalent chronic childhood disease, and it causes noticeable morbidity and mortality rates in both children and adults [ 1 ]. Morbidity associated with asthma affects the stage of asthma that can be measured through disability and premature death [ 2 ].
The greatest asthma rates are in children between 10β14 years old [ 3 ]. While asthma mortality rates among developed countries have remained stable over the last decade, the rate among developing countries is still increasing [ 4 ]. There are many common factors associated with these tragic deaths. These include inadequate clinical management, missing follow-up after hospitalization, overuse of reliever medications, less use of preventer medications, lack of asthma action plan, and supervision by a specialist [ 5 ].
