TABLE 4.
Health professional-diagnosed asthma prevalence for each cycle stratified by age, sex and location
| Cycle 1
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Cycle 2
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Cycle 3
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Cycle 4
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| 0–14 years | ||||||||
| Rural | 11.4 (6.6–16.3) | 8.4 (4.8–12.1) | 13.0 (6.9–19.0) | 10.2 (5.6–14.7) | 9.5 (3.8–15.2) | 8.6 (4.2–13.1) | 13.3 (6.9–19.8) | 9.1 (3.9–14.3) |
| Urban | 14.0 (11.3–16.7) | 10.4 (7.6–13.1) | 13.8 (10.4–17.1) | 8.9 (6.3–11.6) | 15.6 (11.6–19.6) | 11.4 (8.1–14.8) | 17.5 (12.6–22.3) | 10.7 (7.8–13.6) |
| 15–34 years | ||||||||
| Rural | 4.9 (2.6–7.2) | 6.5 (3.7–9.4) | 4.2* (2.0–6.5) | 6.8* (3.2–10.1) | 8.6 (4.9–12.6) | 11.0 (7.3–14.8) | 6.0 (3.1–8.9) | 12.3 (8.2–16.4) |
| Urban | 8.2 (6.6–9.8) | 9.3* (7.8–10.7) | 9.7* (7.7–11.6) | 12.0* (10.2–13.8) | 10.0 (8.1–12.0) | 12.8 (10.8–14.8) | 10.3 (8.2–12.3) | 14.9* (12.4–17.5) |
| 35–64 years | ||||||||
| Rural | 4.4 (2.3–6.6) | 6.2 (3.8–8.6) | 4.9 (2.6–7.2) | 7.7 (5.1–10.3) | 3.3 (1.8–4.8) | 7.5 (5.2–9.8) | 5.2 (3.4–7.0) | 7.4 (5.1–9.8) |
| Urban | 3.8 (2.8–4.9) | 4.8* (3.9–5.7) | 4.5 (3.3–5.6) | 6.7 (5.7–7.8) | 5.8 (4.5–7.2) | 7.5 (6.3–8.7) | 6.5 (5.0–8.0) | 8.1* (7.0–9.2) |
| ≥65 years | ||||||||
| Rural | 6.6 (2.4–10.8) | 3.9 (1.7–6.2) | 5.4 (2.1–8.6) | 3.8 (1.5–6.1) | 7.2 (3.1–11.3) | 4.6 (1.6–7.6) | 7.7 (3.6–11.8) | 6.5 (2.6–10.4) |
| Urban | 5.2 (3.3–7.1) | 5.4 (3.8–7.1) | 6.6 (4.5–8.6) | 6.2 (4.6–7.7) | 6.6 (4.5–8.7) | 6.9 (5.1–8.7) | 6.9 (4.8–9.0) | 7.8 (5.9–9.8) |
All values are given as per cent (95% CI). Cycle 1 of the National Population Health Survey was conducted in 1994/1995, cycle 2 in 1996/1997, cycle 3 in 1998/1999 and cycle 4 in 2000/2001.
*
P<0.05