Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Adults in Neno District, Malawi: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study [Response To Letter]

• Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2024-04, Vol.19, p.887-888
• Main Authors: Zaniku, Haules Robbins, Connolly, Emilia, Aron, Moses Banda, Matanje, Beatrice, Ndambo, Myness Kasanda, Talama, George, Munyaneza, Fabien, Ruderman, Todd, Rylance, Jamie, Dullie, Luckson, Lalitha, Rejani, Banda, Ndaziona Peter Kwanjo, Muula, Adamson S
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: associated factors; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; malawi; prevalence; Response to Letter; spirometry
• ISSN: 1178-2005; 1176-9106; 1178-2005
• DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S469064

Haules Robbins Zaniku,1,2 Emilia Connolly,3-5 Moses Banda Aron,6,7 Beatrice Matanje,8 Myness Kasanda Ndambo,9 George Talama,10 Fabien Munyaneza,11 Todd Ruderman,8 Jamie Rylance,12,13 Luckson Dullie,14 Rejani Lalitha,15 Ndaziona Peter Kwanjo Banda,16,* Adamson S Muula17,* 1Department of Physiotherapy, Ministry of Health, Neno District Health Office, Lilongwe, Malawi; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi; 3Department of Partnerships and Policy, Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa za Umoyo (PIH/APZU), Lilongwe, Malawi; 4Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA; 5Division of Hospital Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45529, USA; 6Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa za Umoyo (PIH/APZU), Lilongwe, Malawi; 7Snakebite Envenoming Department, Research Group Snakebite Envenoming, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany; 8Clinical Department, Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa za Umoyo (PIH/APZU), Lilongwe, Malawi; 9Department of Health Systems and Policy, Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi; 10Programs Directorate, Partners in Hope, Lilongwe, Malawi; 11Research Department, Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa za Umoyo (PIH/APZU), Lilongwe, Malawi; 12Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; 13Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK; 14Global Leadership Ecosystem, Partners in Health/Abwenzi Pa za Umoyo (PIH/APZU), Lilongwe, Malawi; 15Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; 16Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Oral Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi; 17Community and Environmental Health Department, School of Global and Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haules Robbins Zaniku, Neno District Health Office, P.O. Box 52, Neno, Malawi, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]