Characteristic | N (%)*† |
Perception of health status | |
Good | 224 (57.6) |
Fair | 101 (26.0) |
Poor | 64 (16.5) |
Pre-existing health conditions | |
Diabetes | 5 (1.6) |
Anaemia | 76 (23.6) |
Hypertension | 5 (1.4) |
Lung disease (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) | 3 (0.8) |
Cancer | 1 (0.3) |
Asthma | 7 (1.8) |
Malaria | 52 (14.1) |
Dengue fever | 3 (0.8) |
Oral/tooth disease | 7 (1.8) |
Disability or injury from accident | 18 (4.7) |
Sexually transmitted infection or fertility disorder | 84 (23.4) |
Mental illness or psychiatric condition | 2 (0.6) |
Other health condition | 36 (10.0) |
Use of tobacco or cigarettes | |
Yes | 13 (3.3) |
Exhibiting symptoms | |
Headache | 188 (48.5) |
Fever | 88 (23.0) |
Skin rash | 23 (6.0) |
Dry cough | 19 (5.0) |
Wet cough or sputum/mucus production | 5 (1.3) |
Sore throat | 10 (2.6) |
Runny nose or nasal congestion | 3 (0.8) |
New loss of taste and/or smell | 19 (4.9) |
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing | 10 (2.6) |
Diarrhoea | 9 (2.3) |
Muscle or body aches | 52 (13.6) |
Fatigue or malaise | 20 (5.2) |
One of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue | 49 (12.8) |
Two of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue | 22 (5.7) |
All of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue | 6 (1.8) |
At least one of the following: fever, dry cough and fatigue | 53 (13.7) |
*Values are frequency (percentage).
†Values may not add to 100%.