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Table 1 Inhaled corticosteroids use in TASH chest clinic from 1 May to 31 September 2014 (n = 131)

From: Assessment of inhaled corticosteroids use and associated factors among asthmatic patients attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

ICS use

Number (%)

ICS prescribed

 Yes

119 (90.8)

 No

12 (9.2)

Types of ICS products prescribed

 ICS alone

88 (73.9)

 ICS with LABA

31 (26.1)

ICS prescribed patients (n = 119)

 Patients using ICS

73 (61.3)

 Patients who discontinued using ICS

28 (23.5)

 Primary non-adherence

18 (15.1)

Patients who were using ICS (n = 73)

 Patients on optimal regimen

42 (57.5)

 Patients on suboptimal regimen

31 (42.5)

Underutilization of ICS

 Yes

89 (68)

 No

42 (32)

  1. TASH Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital