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Health status and treatment seeking behaviour among older people, Korogocho and Viwandani by gender Nairobi Demographic and Health Surveillance System, 2003.
| Health status and care seeking | Total population 60+ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | |
| Sick (past two weeks) | 29.6 | 18.1 |
| Types of illness | ||
| Musculoskeletal | 57.1 | 43.8 |
| Respiratory system | 15.2 | 22.5 |
| Gastrointestinal system | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| Central nervous system | 13.3 | 16.3 |
| Other | 8.6 | 10 |
| Sought care for illness | 44.8 | 47.5 |
