en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Background and Objective:</span></b> Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and its prevalence has increased in the last three decades, so making the proper control of asthma is of great importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate asthma control in children in Gorgan, Iran.</span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">Methods:</span></span></b> <span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">In this cross-sectional study, 80 asthma patients in Taleghani Hospital, Gorgan, Iran (2019-2020) were studied in two groups; one controlled (n=46) and another one uncontrolled (n=34). The age range of the patients was 5-15 years. Data with a diagnosis of asthma were extracted from the medical records. The asthma control test (ACT) questionnaire was used to assess asthma control. A checklist was also prepared for this purpose.</span></span><br> <span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Findings:</span></b> Among the uncontrolled patients, 14 (31.10%) were female and 20 (57.10%) were male. A significant relationship was found between gender and disease control (P=0.02). Moreover, a positive association was found between asthma control and parents&rsquo; asthma history (P=0.03 for father and P=0.05 for mother/father). The duration of asthma showed no significant differences between the controlled and uncontrolled groups. Disease severity also had a positive effect on poor asthma control (P=0.001), resulting in 52.90% of patients in the uncontrolled group having severe asthma.</span><br> <b><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#24a3a0">Conclusion:</span></span></b> <span style="line-height:107%">The uncontrolled asthma seemed to be present in less than 50% of asthmatic children. Gender, parental history, and severity of asthma revealed a positive association with asthma control. The results could be useful to further overcome the problems of asthma control.</span></span></span></div> Asthma Control, Asthma Control Test, Childhood Diseases 7 7 http://caspianjp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-239-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohsen Ebrahimi dr.mebrahimi@goums.ac.ir 10031947532846004685 10031947532846004685 No Neonatal and Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Seyed Ali Aghapour dr.aghapour@goums.ac.ir 10031947532846004686 10031947532846004686 Yes Neonatal and Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Raheleh Rostami Yasuri rrostamiyasuri@goums.ac.ir 10031947532846004687 10031947532846004687 No Neonatal and Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Azam Rashidbaghan rashidbaghan@yahoo.com 10031947532846004688 10031947532846004688 No Neonatal and Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran