Category 1 Patient/Family Factors

Number of caretakers/number of primary households

N (%)

1.0

109 (36.3)

2.0

120 (40)

3.0

48 (16)

4.0

23 (7.7)

Identified primary caretaker

Father

12 (4)

Mother

282 (94)

Other

6 (2)

3) Lack of conflict with children

19 (6.3)

4) Priority of caring for asthma relative to other concerns

94 (31.3)

5) Compliance of family with doctor prescribed plan was good

293 (97.7)

6) Compliance of child with mother’s recommendations was good

270 (90)

7) Mothers have positive attitude toward disease

284 (94.7)

8) Child has positive attitude toward disease

266 (88.7)

9) Family support for care/management of disease

275 (91.7)

10) Knowledge about asthma, asthma medications, and their use was good

296 (98.7)

Total

1826 (43.5)