Transcript AIRIAP PHILS - Nazario A Macalintal JR., MD

ASTHMA INSIGHTS AND
REALITIES IN ASIA
PACIFIC
(AIRIAP) STUDY
Final Report - Philippines
Social Economic Class
(Total Household Monthly Income)
Base: All respondents
Philippines (Ph/Month)
Philippines 400
AB
50,001 or above
12%
Up C
30,001-50,000
38%
Brd C
8,001-30,000
28%
D
3,001-8,000
23%
2
Respondent Age Group
Base:
All respondents
Year
AIRIAP Total 3207
Philippines 400
16-19 yo.
9%
7%
20 - 29 yo
20%
23%
30 - 39 yo
29%
37%
40 - 49 yo
19%
19%
50 - 59 yo
8%
8%
60 or above
14%
7%
3
Gender of Respondents
100
90
24
36
80
% of Respondents
70
60
50
40
76
64
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Female
Base:
All respondents
Philippines (400)
Male
4
Base:
All Filipino Respondents (400)
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56
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80
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90
Ai
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93
Pe
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on
97
Pl
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is
i
tri
ci
ty
100
Te
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El
ec
% of Respondents
Household Facilities
91
83
75
70
54
50
40
31
30
22
20
14
10
0
5
Home Ownership
100
14
90
80
20
% of Respondents
70
60
50
40
65
30
20
10
0
Philippines (400)
Own House
Neither own or rent
Leasing house on a deposit basis
Base:
All Filipino respondents (400)
Renting
Distributed by employer
NA
6
Education Attainment
40
% of Respondents
30
20
35
36
10
17
7
2
2
Some
elementary
Completed
elementary
0
No schooling
Some high
school
Completed high Some college
school
Has a degree
7
Base:
All Filipino respondents (400)
Understanding of Asthma - Top 10
Q1.1 What do you understand asthma to be?
Base: All respondents
Difficulty in
breathing
Coughing/s
Trigger Trigger - Sputum Airway
Inflammation
Respiratory
evere
environment
Exhaustion
Hereditary
allergens production obstruction
of airways
problems
coughing
al factors
AIRIAP Total
3207
69%
24%
10%
8%
2%
7%
13%
3%
8%
4%
Philippines 400
61%
16%
43%
5%
*
12%
2%
8%
8%
15%
8
Understanding of Asthma - Top 10
Q1.1 What do you understand asthma to be?
Base: All respondents
Difficulty in
breathing
Coughing/s
Trigger Trigger - Sputum
Airway
Inflammation
Respiratory
evere
environment
Exhaustion
Hereditary
allergens production obstruction
of airways
problems
coughing
al factors
AIRIAP Total
3207
69%
24%
10%
8%
2%
7%
13%
3%
8%
4%
Philippines 400
61%
16%
43%
5%
*
12%
2%
8%
8%
15%
9
100
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 11
Symptom Severity Index by Current Usage of
Medication
90
80
% of Respondents
70
60
50
100
100
100
Severe Persistent (49)
Moderate Persistent
(36)
Mild Persistent (61)
100
40
30
20
10
0
Takes medication
QD4
Not taking medication
Whether the chosen respondent takes medication?
Base: All Filipino respondents (400)
Mild Intermittent (254)
10
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 28
Current Usage of Medication
100%
100%
84%
% of Respondents
80%
60%
40%
16%
20%
0%
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Takes medication
QD4
Philippines (400)
Not taking medication
Whether the chosen respondent takes medication?
Base: All respondents
11
Perceived Asthma Status of Population Compared to Ten
Years Ago
1
100
12
90
21
8
80
12
% of Respondents
70
60
50
80
40
66
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Increased
Philippines (400)
Decreased
Stayed about the same
Na
Q1. First, based on what you know or have heard, would you say that the percent of
(country) residents with asthma has increased, decreased or remained about the same
over the past 10 years?
Base:
All respondents
12
Perceived General Health of Asthmatics Compared to
Ten Years Ago
100
90
23
31
80
% of Respondents
70
60
52
34
50
40
30
20
35
26
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
More healthy now
Philippines (400)
Less healthy now
About the same
Q2a.Compared to ten years ago, would you say that
people with asthma are generally more healthy now,
less healthy now or about the same?
Base:
All respondents
13
Reasons For Asthmatics Being More Healthy Today
Q2b. Why do you think people with asthma are more healthy now than ten years ago?
Base: All respondents who say that people with asthma are generally more healthy now
More/Better
Better
Better
Better
Easier
Unaided
Better
Better
control of
educated Earlier treatment
compliance Less Less
devices Better
Reasons understanding
Medicines
environmental
about how to diagnosis (not
with smoking pollution
(Inhalers, nutrition
Given of the disease
/drugs
allergens/trigg
control it
medication)
instructions
etc)
ers
AIRIAP Total
40%
33%
30%
32%
68%
18%
6%
6%
11%
14%
2%
1130
Philippines 102
36%
36%
21%
45%
80%
28%
4%
4%
7%
13%
14
3%
Reasons For Asthmatics Being More Healthy Today
Q2b. Why do you think people with asthma are more healthy now than ten years ago?
Base: All respondents who say that people with asthma are generally more healthy now
More/Better
Better
Better
Better
Easier
Unaided
Better
Better
control of
educated Earlier treatment
compliance Less Less
devices Better
Reasons understanding
Medicines
environmental
about how to diagnosis (not
with
smoking pollution
(Inhalers, nutrition
Given of the disease
/drugs
allergens/trigg
control it
medication)
instructions
etc)
ers
AIRIAP Total
40%
33%
30%
32%
68%
18%
6%
6%
11%
14%
2%
1130
Philippines 102
36%
36%
21%
45%
80%
28%
4%
4%
7%
13%
15
3%
Reasons For Asthmatics Being Less Healthy Today
Q2c. Why do you think people with asthma are less healthy now than ten years ago?
Base: All respondents who say that people with asthma are generally less healthy now
Less
Worse
Less
Less
Worse
Unaided Reasons
educated Late treatment
compliance More
understanding
medicines /
Given
about how to diagnosis (not
with medication smoking
of the disease
drugs
control it
medication)
instructions
Less/fewer
controls of
More
environmental
pollution
allergens /
triggers
Nutrition
and diet
related
factors
AIRIAP Total 1078
12%
11%
10%
4%
5%
8%
31%
82%
25%
4%
Philippines 206
18%
20%
11%
8%
6%
15%
41%
86%
32%
5%
16
Reasons For Asthmatics Being Less Healthy Today
Q2c. Why do you think people with asthma are less healthy now than ten years ago?
Base: All respondents who say that people with asthma are generally less healthy now
Less
Worse
Less
Less
Worse
Unaided Reasons
educated Late treatment
compliance More
understanding
medicines /
Given
about how to diagnosis (not
with medication smoking
of the disease
drugs
control it
medication)
instructions
Less/fewer
controls of
More
environmental
pollution
allergens /
triggers
Nutrition
and diet
related
factors
AIRIAP Total 1078
12%
11%
10%
4%
5%
8%
31%
82%
25%
4%
Philippines 206
18%
20%
11%
8%
6%
15%
41%
86%
32%
5%
17
Perceived Self General Health
1
3
100
8
10
90
80
34
% of Respondents
70
60
58
50
37
40
30
20
28
16
10
0
Excellent
4
1
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Very good
Good
Only fair
Poor
Very poor
Q4. Would you say that (your/your child’s) health, in general, is excellent, very good, good,
only fair, poor or very poor?
Base:
All respondents
18
Mean Age (Year)
20
10
Mean Age When Asthma First
Diagnosed
18.1
10.5
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Q5. At what age were (you/ your child) first diagnosed with asthma?
Base:
All respondents
19
Level of Bother Caused by Asthma
100
3
6
90
20
20
80
% of Respondents
70
34
60
50
43
40
30
43
20
31
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Very bothersome
Somewhat bothersome
Not at all bothersome
DK
Not bothersome
Q6a.How bothersome do you find (your / your child’s) asthma/ condition?
20
Base:
All respondents
70
Experience of Sudden Severe Episodes of
Symptoms in the Past 12 Months
% of Respondents answered 'yes'
60
50
40
30
62
61
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
20
10
0
Q10a.
Have (you / your child) had any sudden severe episodes of coughing, or wheezing,
or chest tightness or shortness of breath in the past 12 months?
Base:
All respondents
21
Hospitalization for Asthma in Past Year
15
13.2
Mean Score
10
5
4.0
2.2
2.1
0
AIRIAP Total (490)
No. of Times
Q11b.
Q11c.
Philippines (81)
No. of Nights
How many times have (you/your child) been hospitalized for asthma in the past year?
How many nights in total have (you/ your child) been hospitalized for asthma in the past
22 year?
Base:
Respondents who have been hospitalized overnight for asthma in the past 12 months
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 12
Summary of Hospital and Emergency Visits for Asthma in Past Year
20%
Hospitalized in Past
Year
15%
19%
29%
Unscheduled
Emergency Visits
0%
Philippines
AIRIAP Total
27%
Hospital Emergency
Room
30%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
% of Respondents
24
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 13
Acute Health Care Demand for Asthma Patients: Past Year
Q11a. Have (you/your child) been hospitalized overnight for asthma in the past 12 months?
Q12a. Have (you/your child) gone to an accident & emergency department/hospital accident & emergency department
/hospital emergency room for asthma symptoms in the past 12 months?
Q13a. Has (your/your child's) asthma caused any other unscheduled emergency visits to another hospital department, clinic or
somewhere else in the past 12 months?
Base: All respondents
Use of Hospital/ Doctor
Service for Asthma in Past
Year
Hospital,
Emerge Hospital Hospital
Emergency
Emergenc Urgent
ncy
&
& Urgent Hospitalizati Room &
y Room Care Visits
Room & Emergen Care
on Only Urgent Care
Only
Only
Urgent cy Room Visits
Visits
Care
NET
NONE OF THESE
AIRIAP Total
3,207
5%
5%
2%
3%
4%
5%
19%
44%
56%
Philippines
400
8%
7%
2%
5%
7%
6%
13%
46%
55%
25
100
Restriction to Sport or Other Vigorous
Activities
by Asthma Symptoms
1
5
22
21
% of Respondents
80
60
43
46
31
32
AIRIAP Total (1062)
Philippines (156)
40
20
0
A lot
Q14c.
Base:
Some
Only a little
None
How much, if any, do these exercise or exertion related asthma symptoms limit
(your/ your child’s) participation in sports or other vigorous activities?
26
All respondents who have asthma symptoms brought on by exercise or exertion
in
the past 12 months
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 14
Have Lost Work/School Days in the Past Year Due to Asthma
50
47
45
37
% of Respondents
40
30
27
20
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Adults
Q16a.
Children
Has (your/your child’s) asthma caused (you/your child)
to miss work or school in the past year?
27
Base:
All adult respondents or all children respondents
Average Number of Work or School Days Lost in Past Year
10
Average No. of Days
8
6
5
0
AIRIAP Total (939)
Q16b.
Philippines (184)
How many work or school days have (you/your child) lost as a result of asthma in
the past year?
28
Base:
All respondents who have missed work/school due to asthma
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 7
When Asthma Symptoms Occurred
52
Philippines (400)
42
39
51
AIRIAP Total (3207)
44
33
0
10
20
During Exercise/Exertion
30
40
During Sleep
50
60
During Day
30
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 10
Combined Current Symptom Severity Index Based on
Frequency of Symptoms for All Measures
SYMPTOM SEVERITY LEVEL
AIRIAP Total
Philippines
Base:
3,207
400
Severe Persistent
11%
12%
Moderate Persistent
16%
9%
Mild Persistent
20%
15%
Mild Intermittent
53%
64%
31
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 20
Patient Use of Peak Flow Meter
% of Respondents
30
29
20
13
10
7
3
2
4
1
2
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Heard of Peak Flow Meter
Used every day
Philippines (400)
Have Peak Flow Meter
Used symptomatically
32
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 21
Patient Use of Peak Flow Meter by Symptom Severity Index
30
28
% of Respondents
22
20
12
9
10
10
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
Severe Persistent (49)
Moderate Persistent
(36)
Heard of Peak Flow Meter
Used every day
Mild Persistent (61)
Mild Intermittent (254)
Have Peak Flow Meter
Used symptomatically
33
Been Taught How to Use a Peak Flow Meter
100
% of Respondents
80
100
96
78
76
60
40
18
20
12
0
AIRIAP Total (227)
Been taught
Philippines (17)
By Doctor
By Nurse
34
Place Most Often Going for Overall Health
Care
Private GP/ Family Physician
55.5
Private hospital outpatient
dept
17.8
Govt / Public hospital
outpatient dept
12.5
Public GP/ Family Physician
8.5
Paediatric department
(unspec public or private)
1.3
Company or union medical
clinic
0.8
Public hospital emergency
dept
0.8
Private hospital emergency
dept
0.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
% of Respondents
35
Person Whom Patients Usually Consult for
General
99 Healthcare
96
100
% of Respondents
80
60
40
20
1
1
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Doctor
Q29.
Base:
Nurse
Is the person who usually treats (you/ your child) there - a medical doctor, a nurse or someone else?
All respondents
36
Person Who Usually Treats Asthma
100
93
92
% of Respondents
80
60
40
20
3
5
2
3
0
AIRIAP Total (473)
Doctor
Q31.
Philippines (39)
Nurse
Other healthcare professionals
Is the person who usually treats (you/your child) there - a medical doctor, a nurse or someone else?
Base: All respondents who see a different doctor rather than the one they consult for their overall healthcare for asthma
37
Frequency of Consulting Doctors for
Asthma
100
18
31
% of Respondents
80
43
60
40
40
10
20
5
24
21
4
4
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
At least once a week
At least once a month
Philippines (400)
6-11 times a year
Q32a. How often do (you/your child) see a doctor or physician about ( your/your child’s) asthma?
Base:
All respondents
1-5 times a year
<1 yearly
38
Reasons For Not Visiting Doctors More Often
Q32b. Why do (you/your child) not visit (your / your child's) doctor more frequently?
Base:
All respondents who visit doctors about asthma less than once a month
AIRIAP Total 2286
Philippines 302
75%
84%
Not necessary
16%
7%
Financial constraints
4%
5%
Inconvenient consultation
4%
2%
Medication issue
2%
1%
Others
6%
4%
Symptom controlled/manageable
39
Specialty of Doctors Seen Most Often
for Asthma
General Practitioner
35
30
Paediatrics
18
Internal Medicine
8
General Medicine
Chest or Respiratory
Medicine
4
Family Practice
4
2
Asthma Specialist
1
Allergy Specialist
0
10
20
30
40
% of Respondents
40
100
Frequency of Consulting Specialists for
Asthma
1
6
% of Respondents
21
80
54
60
48
8
40
5
14
20
14
11
18
0
AIRIAP Total (2432)
Monthly or more often
Once a year
Never
Philippines (375)
Several times a year
Only if problems develop
Na
41
Perceived Importance of the Follow-up
Visits
100
2
4
2
12
% of Respondents
80
33
60
87
40
61
20
0
AIRIAP Total (932)
Philippines (120)
Very important
Somewhat important
Not at all important
Na
Q34e. How important do you consider these follow-up visits? Are they …
Base:
All respondents who have scheduled follow-up visits to their doctors
Not too important
42
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 18
Frequency of Lung Function Test
100
5
2
11
28
% of Respondents
80
6
60
87
40
60
20
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Never
Not in past ye ar
Philippines (400)
In past ye ar
Every visit
Na
Q38a. Has (your/your child’s) doctor ever given (you/your child) a lung function test?
Q38b. How often has (your/your child’s) lung function been tested in the past year?
Base:
All respondents
44
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 19
Frequency of Lung Function Test by Symptom Severity Index
2
3
100
6
12
15
17
80
% of Respondents
22
60
93
84
81
40
65
20
0
Severe Persistent (49)
Moderate Persistent (36)
Never
Mild Persistent (61)
I n past ye ar
Mild Intermittent (254)
Every visit
Q38a. Has (your/your child’s) doctor ever given (you/your child) a lung function test?
Q38b. How often has (your/your child’s) lung function been tested in the past year?
Base:
All Filipino respondents (400)
45
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 22
Doctor Developed Written Action Plan for Asthma Treatment
30
24
18
% of Respondents
20
10
0
AIRAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Q41a.
Has (your/your child’s) doctor developed a written action plan for (your/your child’s) asthma treatment?
Base:
All respondents
46
Patient Compliance with Doctor's Advice on
Asthma Management
Q41c. Would you say that (you/your child) follow the doctor's advice on the management and
treatment of asthma …
Base:
All respondents who have been developed a written action plan by doctor
AIRIAP Total 585
Philippines 94
All of the time
48%
55%
Most of the time
39%
28%
10%
15%
Rarely
2%
2%
Never
1%
_
Some of the time
47
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 24
Underlying Condition Causing Asthma
Symptoms
65
Allergies
35
3
Inflammation of Airw ays
23
3
Bronchospasms
18
17
Irritants
Philippines
AIRIAP Total
9
Inherited
2
2
Environment/Pollution
1
2
4
Overexertion
1
2
1
Weather
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Q48. Based on what you know or have heard, what is the underlying condition that causes asthma symptoms?
Base: All respondents
49
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 25
Awareness of Inflammation as
Underlying Condition of Asthma
30%
% of Respondents
23%
20%
10%
3%
0%
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Yes, Unaided
Q48.
Based on what you know or have heard, what is the underlying condition that causes asthma symptoms? Answered: Inflammation
[Unaided recall]
Base:
All respondents
50
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 27
Asthma Medication
100
% of Respondents
80
65
60
53
36
40
21
20
7
6
7
5
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Medicines obtained from a doctor (Prescription only)
Medicines obtained from pharmacy according to old prescription
Medicines obtained from a pharmacy (Non-prescription)
Combination
Q51.
For the management and treatment of asthma, do (you/your child) use medicines obtained from a doctor (prescription medications)
only, medicines obtained from a pharmacy according to the old prescription, medicines obtained from a pharmacy (nonprescription) only, or any combination?
Base: All respondents
51
16%
14%
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 29
Reported Current Use of Inhaled
Corticosteroids for Asthma
% of Respondents
12%
14%
10%
8%
6%
6%
4%
2%
0%
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Philippines (400)
Current user
Q52a. What medications currently taken have been prescribed by a doctor (Prescription only)?
Q52b. What medications currently taken by (you/your) child were obtained from elsewhere (I.e. not personally prescribed) to (you/your
child) by your doctor)?
Base:
All respondents
52
EXECTUVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 30
All Medicines Used to Treat Asthma by
Symptom Severity Index:
Preventative Treatment Vs. Quick
Relief Bronchodilators
100%
97%
94%
92%
94%
92%
90%
80%
% of Respondents
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
6%
10%
7%
11%
10%
4%
0%
PHILIPPINES Total
Severe Persistent
(49)
Moderate
Persistent (36)
Preventative Treatment
Mild Persistent (61)
Mild Intermittent
(254)
Quick Relief Bronchodilators
Q52a. What medications currently taken have been prescribed by a doctor (Prescription only)?
Q52b. What medications currently taken by (you/your) child were obtained from elsewhere (I.e. not personally prescribed) to (you/your
child) by your doctor)?
Base: All Filipino respondents (400)
53
The Most Effective Medication in
Preventing Asthma Symptoms (Top
10)
Ventolin (unspec) - oral
35.6
Ventolin inhaled
25.8
Bricanyl
4.3
Bricanyl inhaled
2.3
Prednisolone (generic)
1.3
Asmasolon (Theophylline)
1.3
Bambec
1.0
Combivent inhaled
1.0
Salbutamol
0.8
Budecort
0.5
Serevent
0.5
Na
14.3
0
10
20
30
40
% of Respondents
Q52g. Which of these is most effective preventing asthma symptoms?
Base: All respondents who are currently taking medication (399)
54
Reasons For Failing to Follow Physician's Instructions
Q53. People with asthma sometimes fail to following their physician's instructions about their medicines for treating airway
Base:
All respondents
Patients don't
Major and
understand the The cost
Minor factor
importance of the of drugs
combined, %
treatment
AIRIAP Total
3207
Philippines
400
Patient
Loss of Patients
Worry about
Lack of concern about
effectivene can't feel
the side
symptoms long term drug
ss over immediate
effects
use
time
effects
86%
67%
80%
87%
89%
85%
85%
91%
90%
93%
86%
91%
86%
91%
55
Perceived Familiarity with Inhaled Corticosteroids
Q54. Now I want to ask you about a class of asthma drugs called inhaled corticosteroids. How familiar are you
with these types of asthma medication?
Base:
All respondents
AIRIAP Total 3207
Philippines 400
Very familiar
4%
5%
Somewhat familiar
9%
12%
Not too familiar
7%
11%
Not at all familiar
80%
72%
56
Bad Things About Inhaled Corticosteroids
Q56. What, if anything, bad have you heard about these drugs? What else?
Base:
Respondents who are very, somewhat or not too familiar with ICS
AIRIAP Total 645
Philippines 112
Side effects
48%
53%
High price
3%
3%
Poor effectiveness
6%
1%
Others
7%
7%
57
ICS: Benefits Vs. Risks
Q57. Based on what you know or have heard, how do the benefits compare to the risks of using inhaled corticosteroids for antiinflammatory management of asthma?
Base:
Respondents who are very, somewhat or not too familiar with ICS
AIRIAP Total 645
Philippines 112
Benefits definitely outweigh risks
21%
16%
Benefits probably
outweigh risks
47%
38%
Risks probably outweigh benefits
23%
27%
Risks definitely outweigh benefits
7%
13%
58
100
90
% of Respondents
80
70
60
Length of Period ICS Being
Suggested
to Use
7
13
3
3
8
6
10
11
14
12
17
50
40
21
30
45
20
29
10
0
AIRIAP (277)
1-2 weeks
1 year - 5 years
Daily
Philippines (29)
3-12 weeks
> 5 years
Na
13-52 weeks
When symptomatic
Q58b. How long do (your/your child’s) doctor ask (you/your child) to take inhaled corticosteroids?
Base:
Respondents who think they have been prescribed ICSs and are also very/somewhat/not too familiar with them
60
Mean Age When ICSs Started to be
Taken
40
32
27
Mean Age (Year)
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP (249)
Philippines (24)
Q58d. At what age were the inhaled corticosteroids started (for asthma)?
Base:
Respondents who think they have been prescribed and taken ICSs, and also who are very/somewhat/not too familiar with the drugs
61
Time When ICSs Were Stopped
Q58f. When did (you/your child) stop taking inhaled corticosteroids for asthma?
Base:
Respondents who think they have been taking ICSs but have since stopped doing so, and
also claimed to be very, somewhat or not too familiar with ICS
AIRIAP Total 114
Philippines 14
Within the past four weeks, %
8%
7%
Within the past six months, %
18%
14%
Within the past year, %
14%
14%
54%
64%
6%
__
More than a year ago, %
Na, %
62
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 31
Need for Better Education of Asthma
Patients
1%
100%
8%
8%
80%
% of Respondents
33%
60%
91%
40%
59%
20%
0%
AIRIAP Total
Strong nee d
Philippines
Mod erate nee d
Little/no need
Q59. How much need do you think there is for better education of people with asthma about their condition and its treatment?
Base: All respondents
63
Usage of Internet
40
30
% of Respondents
30
19
20
10
3
1
0
AIRIAP (3207)
Philippines (400)
Household has access
Browse for asthma information
Q61a. Do you or any member of your household visit the internet?
Q61d. Do you browse the Internet to search for information on asthma?
Base:
All respondents
64
Usual Websites Visited
Yahoo
43
Hotmail
11
NBA/Sports
4
MTV
3
Biz.com
1
Alta Vista
1
1
wwf.com
Mc Donald
1
11
Others
Na
29
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
% of Respondents
Q61b. What Website do you or any member of your household usually visit?
Base: All respondents who have internet access (75)
65
Information Sought in Internet
Q61c. What information do you or any member of your household access from these websites?
Base:
All respondents who have internet access at home
AIRIAP Total 970
Philippines 75
Entertainment/ Music
16%
16%
News/ Headlines
14%
3%
Email/ Chatrooms/ Clubs
11%
17%
Education Information
9%
15%
Health/ Medical Product Information
8%
5%
66
Internet Websites Usually Visited for Asthma Information
4 respondents in the Philippines searched for asthma information in the
internet
Yahoo
(2 respondents)
Alta vista
(1 respondent)
Hotmail
(1 respondent)
Any/No specific website
(1 respondent)
No answer
(1 respondent)
Q61e. What asthma Websites do you usually browse?
Base: All respondents who searched for asthma information in the Internet (4)
67
Easy Availability of Asthma
Information in Local Language
100
90
76
% of Respondents Answered "Yes"
80
70
60
50
50
40
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP (102)
Philippine (4)
Q61g. Is it easy to obtain asthma information from the Internet in your local language?
Base: Respondents who browse asthma information in the Internet
68
Reasons for Not Visiting Internet
Q61h. If you do not browse the internet, what is/ are the reasons?
Base:
All respondents who do not browse the Internet for information on asthma
Do not have facilities
Not interested in it
Others
AIRIAP Total 2237
Philippines 325
68%
76%
27%
21%
6%
7%
69
Smoking or Passive Smoking
60
% of Respondents Answered "Yes"
52
54
50
40
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP (3207)
Q62.
Does anyone in your household smoke?
Base:
All respondents
Philippines (400)
70
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - FIGURE 32
Smoking Status
25%
25%
1%
1%
20%
20%
6%
2%
15%
15%
10%
1%
14%
10%
10%
5%
16%
15%
8%
5%
5%
8%
7%
5%
3%
0%
0%
Current
Smoker
Former
Smoker
Female
Never
Smoked
Current
Smoker
Former
Smoker
Never
Smoked
Male
16-29
Q63.Are you a current smoker, a former smoker or have you never smoked on a regular basis?
Base: All Filipino respondents (400)
30-59
60+
71
Perceived Usefulness of Instructions on the
Correct Use of Inhalers
100
15
13
90
6
80
2
2
2
10
% of Respondents
70
73
33
60
50
45
40
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP Total (3207)
Q69.
Philippines (400)
Very useful
Fairly useful
Not at all useful
NA
Not very useful
How useful do you think instructions on the correct use of inhalers will be?
Base: All respondents
72
Willingness to be Contacted in the
Future About Asthma
99
100
90
80
% of Respondents
70
63
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
AIRIAP (3207)
Philippines (400)
Q72.
Finally, if we have further questions about asthma in the future, may we contact you?
Base:
All respondents
73
NAZARIO A. MACALINTAL JR., MD,FPCP, FPCCP
Internist-Pulmonologist - Asian Hospital / Makati Medical Center / Medical Center
Muntinlupa / Mandaluyong City Medical Center
Head, Medical Records Committee, Asian Hospital ,2004
Head , Makati Health Program, Medical Department, Makati Medical Center,2004
Head, Intensive Care Unit / Pulmonary Care Unit / Mandaluyong City Medical Center,
1998-present
Medical Director, Fortune Life Insurance Company Inc 1990-present
Past Chairman, 1996-2004 MIB Committee, Philippine Life Insurance Association
Past Assistant Training Officer, Department of Internal Medicine / Training Officer
Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Makati Medical Center
Disclosure:
Dr Mac received a Pulmonary Fellowship grant from GSK in 1989-90 at MMC.
He had received invitation to talk on pulmonary issues or to participate in international pulmonary
congresses in the recent past principally by GSK and Pfizer. To a lesser extent, he received
invitation to talk on asthma issues by Boehringer and Novartis.
He is not on any form of regular payroll by any of the said companies