Table 2 Distributions of children in lifestyle domains and prevalence of wheeze by study area
Groups | Lifestyle Domains | Rural | Wheeze | Urban | Wheeze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | % | % | n | % | % |
Socioeconomic Status of the household | Low | 2751 | 64.1% | 10.1% | 231 | 9.2% | 14.8% |
Medium | 1255 | 29.2% | 10.4% | 1603 | 63.9% | 8.7% | |
High | 289 | 6.7% | 11.4% | 676 | 26.9% | 9.1% | |
Characteristics of the child’s home | Transitional | 1860 | 43.3% | 10.8% | 257 | 10.2% | 13.9% |
Rudimentary | 2217 | 51.6% | 10.3% | 63 | 2.5% | 15.8% | |
Basic Urban | 218 | 5.1% | 5.7% | 2190 | 87.3% | 8.7% | |
Sedentarism of the child | High | 584 | 13.6% | 14.4% | 533 | 21.2% | 9.6% |
Medium | 793 | 18.5% | 10.7% | 766 | 30.5% | 8.9% | |
Low | 2918 | 67.9% | 9.4% | 1211 | 48.2% | 9.6% | |
Agricultural activities of the household | Farming | 2642 | 61.5% | 10.1% | 369 | 14.7% | 12.4% |
| Â | Non-farming | 1653 | 38.5% | 10.7% | 2141 | 85.3% | 9.4% |