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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Allergy. 2020 Nov 8;51(1):108–119. doi: 10.1111/cea.13769

Table 1. Weighted prevalence of allergy-related diseases among schoolchildren in Uganda (N = 1700).

Allergy-related diseases (ARDs) Ever Last 12 months
n Weighted % n Weighted %
1. Overall
  Rhinitis 870 43.3 216 10.1
  Allergic conjunctivitis 772 39.5 179   9.1
  Eczema 265 13.5 60   2.3
  Urticarial rash 572 31.9 36   1.8
2. ARDs overlap
  None (of the four ARDs) 498 38.8 959 74.8
  Asthma only 60   1.3 388   8.3
  Rhinitis only 171 13.3 63   4.9
  Conjunctivitis only 144 11.2 59   4.6
  Eczema only 27   2.1 16   1.3
2 ARDS 396 21.6 134   4.5
3 ARDs 308   9.9 63   1.4
4 ARDs 87   1.8 7   0.2
Total 1691a 100 1689b 100

Note: Missing numbers: a = 9, b = 11. Overall, 1193 (61.2%) reported at least one ARD ever, and 730 (25.2%) in the last 12 months.

N, number; %, percentage.