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. 1998 May 23;316(7144):1572–1576. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1572

Table 2.

Rates of children consulting (per 10 000 population) for selected illness groups, for accidents, immunisation, and receiving home visits: by sex and age groups for children in households with one adult and other households

Variable Age <1 year
Age 1-4 years
Age 5-15 years
One adult households Other One adult households Other One adult households Other
households households households
Boys
Any illness 13 165 12 720 9295 8983 7122 7072
Infections*   6057   5405 3648 3251 2009 1839
Acute respiratory infections   9211   8799 5959 5786 2843 2772
Asthma    883    638 1408 1086  956  912
Accidents    589    375  775  617  582  552
Immunisation 10 641 11 333 2873 3123  545  564
Home visits   6393   4747 3456 2660 1260  951
Girls
Any illness 14 052 12 317 9198 8875 7866 7334
Infections*   7224   5233 3641 3418 2413 2073
Acute respiratory infections   9779   6377 5707 5591 3609 3210
Asthma    573    418 1040  807  712  671
Accidents    485    352  543  514  551  459
Immunisation 11 453 11 381 2804 3123 1061 1005
Home visits   6652   4412 3362 2470 1424  956
*

International Classification of Diseases, ninth edition, chapter 1.