Table 2 Estimated proportion of people experiencing at least one event of GI, respiratory or dermal symptoms in a year and relevant estimated care seeking pattern (n = 1237)*
Disease symptoms and characteristics of participants | GI symptoms % (95% CI) | Respiratory symptoms % (95% CI) | Dermal symptoms % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of study participants with symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
Age category (years) | Â | Â | Â |
≤5 years | 81 (74, 87) | 97 (94, 99) | 53 (43, 63) |
>5 to ≤15 years | 54 (49, 60) | 93 (90, 96) | 31 (26, 36) |
>15 years | 48 (43, 53) | 87 (83, 90) | 18 (15, 22) |
Total | 54 (50, 58) | 91 (88, 93) | 27 (24, 30) |
Proportion of study participants who visited a doctor | Â | Â | Â |
≤5 years | 38 (28, 48) | 62 (51, 72) | 24 (15, 32) |
>5 to ≤15 years | 14 (11, 18) | 24 (20, 29) | 12 (8, 15) |
>15 years | 11 (8, 14) | 24 (20, 28) | 6 (3, 8) |
Total | 15 (13, 18) | 29 (25, 32) | 10 (9, 12) |
Proportion of study participants who were hospitalized | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 0.2 (0.01, 0.1) |
Proportion of study participants who took time off school/work/child care or who were unable to carry out normal duties | 32 (29, 36) | 52 (48, 56) | 6 (4, 7) |
Proportion of events for which a family member took time off work/school to care for the sick person | 16 (13, 19) | 21 (18, 24) | 3 (2, 4) |