Background: The Asthma Guidelines of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) emphasize the need to evaluate asthma control as a key component for asthma treatment and management. Well-controlled asthma is associated with improved health status, and fewer physician visits, hospitalizations and emergency room visits among children and adults. In contrast, poor asthma control is directly linked with increased school absenteeism and loss in work productivity among asthma children and adults/caregivers, respectively. Unfortunately, studies report that asthma remains uncontrolled in many asthmatic patients, despite receiving appropriate treatments. Present study has been designed to update the knowledge regarding factors affecting asthma control and factors responsible for frequent exacerbations in children so that corrective measures could be taken.