Table 2.
Frequency of health events reported by subjects, 2013.
| Adults (N = 471) | Children (N = 229) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) | Pastoral (n = 256) | Agricultural (n = 215) | p | Total (%) | Pastoral (n = 125) | Agricultural (n = 104) | p | ||
| Asthmatics symptoms | |||||||||
| Asthma confirmed by health worker | Yes | 2.1 | 4 (1.6) | 6 (2.8) | 0.27 | 3.9 | 3 (2.4) | 6 (5.8) | 0.16 |
| Wheezing | Yes | 26.9 | 33 (12.9) | 93 (43.2) | <0.0001 | 27.6 | 32 (25.6) | 31 (29.8) | 0.44 |
| Dyspnea | Yes | 54.4 | 114 (24.3) | 141 (65.6) | <0.0001 | ||||
| Sudden shortness of breath | Yes | 26.5 | 57 (22.3) | 67 (31.2) | 0.02 | 23.6 | 25 (20.0) | 29 (27.9) | 0.16 |
| Other respiratory symptoms | |||||||||
| Cough | Yes | 33.7 | 84 (32.8) | 74 (34.4) | 0.65 | 35.8 | 42 (33.6) | 40 (38.5) | 0.41 |
| Awakened by a coughing fit | Yes | 42.2 | 110 (43.0) | 87 (40.5) | 0.70 | 34.9 | 43 (34.4) | 37 (35.6) | 0.85 |
| Cough without fever | Yes | 17.3 | 38 (14.9) | 43 (20.0) | 0.13 | 21.1 | 15 (12.0) | 33 (31.7) | 0.0002 |
| Eye and nasal symptoms | |||||||||
| Eye irritation | Yes | 55.7 | 162 (62.9) | 100 (46.5) | 0.0005 | 52.0 | 75 (60.0) | 43 (41.3) | 0.007 |
| Nasal irritation without cold | Yes | 33.1 | 90 (35.2) | 65 (30.2) | 0.30 | 40.8 | 52 (41.6) | 41 (39.4) | 0.78 |
| Malaria | Yes | 56.8 | 124 (48.6) | 142 (66.0) | <0.0001 | 74.4 | 86 (69.4) | 83 (79.8) | 0.05 |