AdAPT: Schools Feasibility Study

This project is based at FKRF in Bangladesh, MAHAN in India, UnPad in Indonesia & AKU and NS in Pakistan.

Overview

Project title: ReACT Programme: AdAPT (Schools feasibility)

Programme: Non-Communicable Diseases

Based at: Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation in Bangladesh, MAHAN Trust, Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital ​​​​​in India, Universitas Padjadjaran in Indonesia & The Aga Khan University and Neoventive Solutions in Pakistan

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Project team: Hilary Pinnock, Nik Sherina Hanafi, Jurgen Schwarze, Ee Ming Khoo, Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Norita Hussein, Farzana Khan, Cissy Kartasasmita, Rina Triasih, Ashish Satav, Hana Mahmood, Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi

Background

Asthma affects 100 million people in Southeast Asia. Investing in asthma care through evidence-based interventions is an important health strategy for reducing associated morbidity and mortality.

This programme of work, known as the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment (RESPIRE-ReACT) programme builds on work completed in the first phase of RESPIRE, which involved systematic reviews, qualitative studies, intervention development and feasibility testing.

This study uses a mixed-methods approach (uptake and asthma control; stakeholder perceptions) to implement and evaluate school-based interventions in five partner centres across four countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Pakistan).

 

Aim and Impact

AdAPT will generate evidence that will be widely applicable across other South and South-East Asian settings.

The RESPIRE-ReACT programme will inform the delivery of asthma care in primary care settings, and implement innovative school-based interventions. Partnership with stakeholders will ensure evidence is directly relevant to local policymakers.

 

Related Links

This research is part of the Asthma: Revitalising Asthma Care and Treatment Programme, comprised of the following projects:

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