Asthma Allergen monitoring system
Date
2020-11-05Author
Namirimu, Primrose
Nakyembe, Sarah
Ajambo, Victoria
Nakaweesi, Caroline
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Asthma is one of the chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) which affect the airways and parts of
the lungs. It affects people of all ages in all parts of the world. The disease is said to cause death
rates of 27.3 per 1000 person years. Despite the dangers, research on the disease has received
limited attention. The disease prevalence has been attributed to socio-economic and
environmental conditions such as parent’s history, children’s allergic reactions and in door
cooking among others. Asthma and COPD medicines are currently unaffordable in the private
sector costing several days wages. The rate of asthma exacerbations and mortality are high in
Uganda and are associated with poor asthma control which eventually leads to deaths. The
Asthma Allergen Monitoring System has a gas sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor for
monitoring the environmental conditions. The system notifies the patients that the conditions
may be dangerous for their health through the buzzer making a beeping sound prompting them to
leave. This helps in preventing the patients from getting attacks and hence they live healthier and more comfortable lives. This in turn will reduce the death rates for asthma in the long run.