Table 4 Clinical characteristics of TGSH, FHCSH and Addis Alem Hospital respondents (N = 422)

Family history of asthma

Yes

180

(42.65)

No

242

(57.35)

Allergic rhinitis

Yes

375

(88.86)

No

47

(11.14)

Comorbid disease

Present

127

(30.09)

Absent

295

(69.91)

Type of comorbid disease

Hypertension

47

(37.01)

Diabetes

33

(25.98)

Tuberculosis

9

(7.09)

Pneumonia

9

(7.09)

Chronic obstructive disease

7

(5.51)

Congestive heart failure

6

(4.72)

Retrovirus infection

6

(4.72)

Hypertension + diabetes

3

(2.36)

Others (like chronic kidney disease, hypertension and rheumatoid arteritis, nephrotoxicity, peptic ulcer disease, tuberculosis and pneumonia, stroke)

7

(5.51)

Current asthma medication

Short-acting B2 -agonist alone

55

(13.03)

Short-acting B2-agonist + inhaled steroid

296

(70.14)

Short- and long-acting B2-agonist + ICS

71

(16.82)

Disease duration (in years)

Mean (\(\pm\) SD)

Minimum

Maximum

6.98 ± 6.86

1

40