Marianne Østergaard

Abstract Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness, however, many young children with asthma symptoms remain undiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed as pneumonia. We explored caregivers’ and health care providers’ understanding and practices around diagnosis and management of asthma in children less than 5 years. We conducted a cross-sectional study in primary care facilities in Uganda between June and August 2016.

I Informations interview med Jon Kvist og Jesper Brask Fischer fra den 6. juni med overskriften »Privatiseringen af velfærdsstaten har mange kritikere, men endnu flere kunder. Ny bog undersøger potentialet« forvrides perspektivet i sundhedsdebatten. Hovedpointen i interviewet er, at »så længe de private løsninger i sundhedsvæsenet kun er supplerende og ikke tager ressourcer fra det offentlige, så opstår der ikke ulige konkurrence«.

Abstract Under-diagnosis of asthma in ‘under-fives’ may be alleviated by improved inquiry into disease history. We assessed a questionnaire-based screening tool for asthma among 614 ‘under-fives’ with severe respiratory illness in Uganda.