Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood. The aim of this study is to determine the control levels of asthma patients followed in our clinic and to see the results of different control tests. Patients aged 7 years and older were included in the study. To determine asthma control levels, patients were administered the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) control level and Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) questionnaires. The study was conducted with a total of 90 patients, 52 (57.8%) male and 38 (42.2%) female. The most common allergen sensitivity was house dust mite with 76.7%. While there was a significant relationship between having a family history of atopy and the ACQ questionnaire (P = .011), this situation could not be detected in the GINA control questionnaire. Complete control rates in GINA and ACQ were found to be 13.3% to 58.9%, respectively. It was observed that asthma control questionnaires had similar rates of capturing patients with full control and those without control.
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