Table 2.
Prevalence of wheeze and self-reported asthma in Bagamoyo and Ilala districts
|
District |
Sex |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagamoyo (n = 619) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | P-value |
| Self-reported asthma |
30 (6.4) |
11 (7.4) |
0.500 |
| Wheeze in the prior 12 months |
54 (11.5) |
21 (14.2) |
0.150 |
| Wheeze in the prior12 months among patients with self-reported asthma |
24 (5.1) |
8 (5.4) |
0.898 |
|
Ilala (n = 610) |
|
|
|
| Self-reported asthma |
45 (17.6) |
59 (16.7) |
0.704 |
| Wheeze in the prior 12 months |
58 (22.7) |
83 (23.5) |
0.734 |
| Wheeze in the prior 12 months among patients with self-reported asthma | 33 (12.9) | 41 (11.6) | 0.486 |