[Pilot study on knowledge about asthma and its treatment among Spanish teachers].

Unlabelled: This was a study aimed to know the knowledge about asthma.

Subjects And Method: 933 teachers of 27 schools from 7 cities (children aged between 4 and 15 years) using a self-administered questionnaire Half of them knew asthma prevalence and its hereditary nature. Nearly all related asthma with allergy, 38% with exercise, 25%had students who suffered from asthma attacks in the school, and 91% admitted to have limited information and wish to improve it.

Conclusion: Our survey reveals that Spanish teachers have a limited information about asthma.