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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical data between participants who completed the household questionnaire and the clinical assessments and those who completed the household questionnaire only

From: A feasibility study to assess Imbrasia belina (mopane worm) sensitisation and related respiratory health outcomes in a rural community in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe

Variables

Participants’ data collection completion status

Total (n = 46)

Household questionnaire and clinic data collection completed (n = 17)

Completed household questionnaire only (n = 29)

Age (years), mean (± SD)

 Children (n = 4)

11.5 (± 0.71)

14.5 (± 3.5)

13 (± 2.71)

 Adults (n = 42)

49 (± 11.12)

46 (± 18.36)

47 (± 16.08)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

13 (76)

20 (69)

33 (72)

 Male

4 (24)

9 (31)

13 (28)

Education level, n (%)

 No education

1 (5.88)

1 (3.45)

2 (4.35)

 Primary

7 (41.18)

11 (37.93)

18 (39.13)

 Secondary

5 (29.41)

17 (58.62)

22 (47.83)

 Tertiary

4 (23.53)

0 (0)

4 (8.7)

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

12 (71)

22 (76)

34 (74)

 Single

5 (29)

7 (24)

12 (26)

Ever smoke, n (%)

1 (6)

5 (17)

6 (13)

Passive smoking, n (%)

13 (76)

17 (59)

30 (65)

Alcohol, n (%)

0 (0)

5 (17)

5 (11)

Tuberculosis, n (%)

1 (6)

1 (3)

2 (4)

Respiratory allergy symptoms on exposure to

 Furry animals, n (%)

6 (35)

7 (24)

13 (28)

 Trees, grass and other plants, n (%)

9 (53)*

6 (21)

15 (33)

Harvest mopane worms, n (%)

10 (59)

23 (79)

33 (72)

Symptoms when harvesting mopane worm (n = 33), n (%)

6 (60)

10 (43)

16 (48)

Respiratory allergy outcomes, n (%)

 Wheeze

9 (53)*

7 (24)

16 (35)

 Woken up by chest tightness

6 (35)

6 (21)

12 (26)

 Shortness of breath at rest

8 (47)*

4 (14)

12 (26)

 Woken by cough

11 (65)*

10 (34)

21 (46)

 Phlegm in the morning

9 (53)

15 (52)

24 (52)

 Doctor-diagnosed asthma

2 (12)

1 (3)

3 (7)

 Nasal allergies

4 (24)

4 (14)

8 (17)

 Skin allergies

7 (41)

6 (21)

13 (28)

  1. *Statistically significant differences in the proportion of these variables when comparing those who went to the clinic and those who did not (p < 0.05)