Table 1.

Number and characteristics of asthma patients included in study

Characteristic	Number	Percent
Total Cases	19,915	100
Gender
Males	8785	44
Females	11,130	56
Age (years)
0–4	2853	14
5–9	2272	11
10–19	3953	20
20–64	9436	47
≥ 65	1401	7
Poverty Index (%)
0	1179	6
1–10	14,494	72
11–20	3781	19
20–30	144	1
> 30	396	2