Asthma is a serious global health problem with increasing prevalence worldwide [17]. The population prevalence
of asthma reported in different field studies varies and ranges from 2.4% - 6.4% and higher prevalence
rates have been reported among school children. According to national family health survey (NFHS-3), the
overall prevalence of asthma among adult men and women in India are 1696 and 1627 per 10,000 population
respectively. Management of Asthma becomes suboptimal due to poor adherence to evidence-based guidelines
and under-diagnosis. Non adherence and non-compliance to therapeutic regimens are a constant challenge to
nurses and other health professionals. Prabhakaran et al. (2006) reported that well-structured asthma education
with reinforcing by the health care professionals is the key to achieve effective self-care management of asthma.
Thapar A, et al. (1994), insisted on patient education as an important part of asthma management. Structured asthma education tailored to the patient needs on self- care management improves adherence with inhaler devices
and self monitoring. If patients understand the risks of non-compliance and benefits of compliance and believes
the treatment is safe, it will increase their motivation and confidence to improve their self-management practices
[18] [19]. Prabhakaran et al. (2006) defined non-compliance as the failure to take treatment as agreed upon by
the patient and health care professionals. Effective asthma management should include positive control over
asthma symptoms and its acute exacerbations and improved quality of living. Hence providing right knowledge
on self-monitoring and adherence to medications, proper dietary measures and breathing exercises promotes the
disease control and reduces suffering due to frequency of acute attacks.