29-2WS Socio-economic Status and Adherence

Wednesday, 7 December 2011: 15:20 - 15:35
Coral Garden 1 (Fiesta Americana)

Alvaro Cruz, MD , Medicine, ProAR - Núcleo de Excelência em Asma da UFBA, Salvador, Brazil

Learning Objectives:
To discuss the cost of asthma for low-income families allowing for the understanding of the dimension of the problem; to discuss risk factors for nonadherence in underprivileged communities; and to debate about what can be done to attenuate the difficulties.