Variables | Participants’ data collection completion status | Total (n = 46) | |
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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) |