Table 2

Respondent health profiles

CharacteristicN (%)*†
Perception of health status
 Good224 (57.6)
 Fair101 (26.0)
 Poor64 (16.5)
Pre-existing health conditions
 Diabetes5 (1.6)
 Anaemia76 (23.6)
 Hypertension5 (1.4)
 Lung disease (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)3 (0.8)
 Cancer1 (0.3)
 Asthma7 (1.8)
 Malaria52 (14.1)
 Dengue fever3 (0.8)
 Oral/tooth disease7 (1.8)
 Disability or injury from accident18 (4.7)
 Sexually transmitted infection or fertility disorder84 (23.4)
 Mental illness or psychiatric condition2 (0.6)
 Other health condition36 (10.0)
Use of tobacco or cigarettes
 Yes13 (3.3)
Exhibiting symptoms
 Headache188 (48.5)
 Fever88 (23.0)
 Skin rash23 (6.0)
 Dry cough19 (5.0)
 Wet cough or sputum/mucus production5 (1.3)
 Sore throat10 (2.6)
 Runny nose or nasal congestion3 (0.8)
 New loss of taste and/or smell19 (4.9)
 Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing10 (2.6)
 Diarrhoea9 (2.3)
 Muscle or body aches52 (13.6)
 Fatigue or malaise20 (5.2)
 One of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue49 (12.8)
 Two of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue22 (5.7)
 All of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue6 (1.8)
 At least one of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue53 (13.7)
  • *Values are frequency (percentage).

  • †Values may not add to 100%.