Table II.
Significant Differences in Proportion of Caregivers Endorsing Beliefs About Asthma Causes
| Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland RI (ML) | Island PR (IS) | |||||
| RIPR | RIDR | PRPR | PRDR | Significant Difference |
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| Causes | by Site/Ethnicity | |||||
| Environmental Allergens | Site | Ethnicity | ||||
| Being Near Birds/Feathers | 92% | 72% | 96% | 72% | PR* | |
| Living in an Unclean House | 96% | 84% | 100% | 100% | IS* | |
| Change in Climate/Temperature | 100% | 88% | 100% | 92% | PR* | |
| Innate Factors | ||||||
| Untreated Cold/Flu | 92% | 92% | 100% | 100% | IS* | |
| Nerves | 64% | 28% | 72% | 56% | PR** | |
| Being Afraid | 44% | 40% | 76% | 68% | PR* | |
| Strong Emotions (Good or Bad) | 88% | 52% | 96% | 84% | IS* | PR* |
| Humoral Etiologies | ||||||
| Hot Weather | 76% | 48% | 36% | 52% | IS* | |
| Getting Wet While Sweating | 44% | 40% | 84% | 64% | IS** | |
| Taking a Bath While Having a Cold/Flu | 24% | 36% | 52% | 64% | IS* | |
| Excessive Bathing | 8% | 8% | 4% | 40% | PR* | |