International Journal of Tropical Medicine
Assessment of Chronic Persistent Cough in the Community
To assess chronic persistent cough in the community. Two hundred eighty participants, aged 18‐60 years were enrolled in this study. A Likert scale with ratings ranging from 1 (never) to 5 (always) was used to extract information about the physical, psychological and social effects of the cough in addition to demographic facts, the history of the cough, prior treatments and smoking history. Out of 280 subjects, males were 130 and females were 150. Duration of cough...