Table 3.

Myths, belief, and education about asthma treatment and management according to the frequency of ED visits in 6 months (n=300)

Statement	Overall n (%)	Frequency of ED Visits		P§
		<3 visits n (%)	≥3 visits n (%)
Myths and beliefs about asthma treatment
Inhaler can lead to dependence or addiction	95 (31.7%)	77 (36.5%)	18 (20.2%)	0.006 **
It is not good to use the inhaler for too long	119 (39.7%)	88 (41.7%)	31 (34.8%)	0.266
After asthma exacerbation, use of the inhaler should stop	34 (11.3%)	31 (14.7%)	03 (03.4%)	0.005 **
Medication should be administered only when the children are symptomatic	70 (23.3%)	51 (24.2%)	19 (21.3%)	0.598
It is better to use inhalers without a holding chamber	29 (09.7%)	23 (10.9%)	06 (06.7%)	0.265
It is better to go to ED even if symptoms are mild	15 (05.0%)	08 (03.8%)	07 (07.9%)	0.139
Tablet or syrup medication is better than inhaler	38 (12.7%)	29 (13.7%)	09 (10.1%)	0.388
Asthma runs strongly in families	119 (39.7%)	109 (51.7%)	10 (11.2%)	<0.001 **
Other	16 (05.3%)	09 (04.3%)	07 (07.9%)	0.205
Education about asthma management
Received any education about BA	226 (75.3%)	176 (83.4%)	50 (56.2%)	<0.001 **
Received education about asthma medication device	260 (86.7%)	189 (89.6%)	71 (79.8%)	0.023 **
Physician discussed a prospective plan how to manage asthma	182 (60.7%)	133 (63.0%)	49 (55.1%)	0.196
Physician discussed ways on how to prevent asthma symptoms	197 (65.7%)	147 (69.7%)	50 (56.2%)	0.025 **
Physician discussed ways on how to treat both mild and severe symptoms	79 (26.3%)	60 (28.4%)	19 (21.3%)	0.203
Received a written plan guides for self-management	78 (26.0%)	55 (26.1%)	23 (25.8%)	0.968

ED=Emergency Department, BA=Bronchial Asthma. ^§P value has been calculated using Chi-square test. ** Significant at P<0.05 level