Doha: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) published preliminary results of an evaluation it conducted in 140 public schools (of various educational levels) on 1,054 students with asthma as part of the implementation of the Asthma-Friendly Schools Program.
The results showed that, of the 1,054 students with asthma, 644 were in primary schools, 227 were in middle schools, and 183 were in secondary schools. The percentage of Qatari students represented the largest among students with asthma with 70% (723 students) of the total.
Preliminary results also showed that the parents of nearly 700 male and female students did not provide the school health nursing with the treatment plan despite the frequent communication and request of the school health nursing for that, while the parents of 363 students provided the health nursing with the treatment plan updated by the attending physician.
The results also showed that 998 of the students with asthma participate in the school's sports activities partially or completely, while 41 of them do not participate in sports activities and 15 others are part of the school's sports team.
