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. 2007 Jan 17;2(1):e149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000149

Table 2. Key Informants' and Focus Groups' report on main health problems and leading cause of death in children in the study communities.

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Health problem Responses of Key Informants (nā€Š=ā€Š15) Responses of Focus Groups (nā€Š=ā€Š14)
Health problems No. (%) Cause of death No. (%) Health problems No. (%) Cause of death No. (%)
Malaria 12 (80) 13 (87) 14 (100) 14 (100)
Convulsions 5 (33) 8 (53) 7 (50) 12 (86)
Diarrhoeal diseases 6 (40) 1 (7) 6 (43) 8 (57)
Respiratory problems 6 (40) 1 (7) 4 (29) 0 (0)
Eye problems 5 (33) 0 3 (21) 0 (0)
Others* 5 (33) 0 0 2 (14)
*

Others: measles, malnutrition, wounds as health problems and anaemia by one FGD as cause of death.