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Abstract First and foremost, all praise and all thanks to AALLLLAAHH, who has guided and enabled me by his mercy to fulfill this thesis which I hope to be beneficial for all. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Dr. Eman Ali, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine - Cairo University for her most valuable advises and support all through the whole work and for dedicating much of her precious time to accomplish this work. I am also grateful to Dr. Dina Hossam, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine - Cairo University for her unique effort, considerable help, assistance and knowledge she offered me throughout the performance of this work. I am also grateful to Dr. Hebat Allah Fadel Algebaly, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine - Cairo University for her unique effort, considerable help, assistance and knowledge she offered me throughout the performance of this work. My special thanks to all staff members in Cairo University for their cooperation in this work. My deepest gratitude I extend to my whole family who offered me support, advice and motivation. Hanaa Abd El Samie Mansour Shahin ABSTRACT Introduction: Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Over diagnosis of childhood asthma is common in primary care, leading to unnecessary treatment and disease burden. Assessing asthma management in the community is essential to plan for intervention to improve asthma control. Aim: The aim of this work was to assess the knowledge of parents of children with asthma about diagnosis and treatment of asthma in their children, assess the knowledge of physicians about diagnosis and treatment of asthma in children. Methods: This study was carried out on 300 of children diagnosed with asthma, 300 of physicians including (pediatricians, general practitioners, family medicine doctors). Results: This study showed that, regarding evaluation of diagnosis of bronchial asthma, only 12% of patient had acceptable knowledge about asthma diagnosis, regarding evaluation of treatment knowledge among parents of asthmatic children, (66.3%) of patient had acceptable knowledge about asthma treatment and (33.7%) had unacceptable knowledge, regarding evaluation of diagnosis knowledge among physicians, only (48%) of physicians had acceptable knowledge, regarding evaluation of treatment and control knowledge among physicians, (78.7%) of physicians had acceptable knowledge. Conclusion: Based on the results of the current study, the knowledge of parents of asthmatic children regarding asthma was insufficient. It can be identified genuine issues in asthma management; only 48% showed a good acceptable knowledge regarding diagnosis, the lack of knowledge among physicians should be addressed more seriously; such issue can be crucial in asthma control |