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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Table 71: During the last 4 weeks, has your child suffered from the following symptoms?
(Questionnaire item B1_6a)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total Vomiting 7.7% 92.3% 1,357 13.4% 86.6% 179
Diarrhoea 6.0% 94.0% 1,359 15.0% 85.0% 180
Chest infection 17.9% 82.1% 1,353 16.6% 83.4% 181
Urinary infection 7.9% 92.1% 1,333 8.9% 91.1% 180
Male Vomiting 8.2% 91.8% 668 14.0% 86.0% 100
Diarrhoea 6.4% 93.6% 669 16.0% 84.0% 100
Chest infection 19.3% 80.7% 664 16.0% 84.0% 100
Urinary infection 5.2% 94.8% 651 9.0% 91.0% 100
Female Vomiting 6.8% 93.2% 659 13.2% 86.8% 76
Diarrhoea 5.0% 95.0% 660 14.3% 85.7% 77
Chest infection 16.6% 83.4% 658 17.9% 82.1% 78
Urinary infection 10.6% 89.4% 653 9.1% 90.9% 77
5 year old Vomiting 6.8% 93.2% 514 8.5% 91.5% 59
Diarrhoea 6.2% 93.8% 514 10.2% 89.8% 59
Chest infection 20.6% 79.4% 510 9.8% 90.2% 61
Urinary infection 6.2% 93.8% 502 3.4% 96.6% 59
9 year old Vomiting 9.9% 90.1% 382 21.9% 78.1% 64
Diarrhoea 7.3% 92.7% 385 23.4% 76.6% 64
Chest infection 14.6% 85.4% 384 23.4% 76.6% 64
Urinary infection 9.6% 90.4% 376 15.6% 84.4% 64
14 year old Vomiting 6.7% 93.3% 461 9.3% 90.7% 54
Diarrhoea 4.8% 95.2% 460 10.9% 89.1% 55
Chest infection 17.6% 82.4% 459 16.7% 83.3% 54
Urinary infection 8.4% 91.6% 455 7.3% 92.7% 55
Around a quarter of children (22.9% ROI and 26.0% NI) were reported to have had an accident at some
time, boys more frequently than girls in ROI but not in NI and older children more frequently than
younger ones. Of those who had had such an event, the frequency most commonly reported was 1-3
times, by 83.9% of respondents in ROI and 85.4% in NI. There was a similar pattern for both males and
females and by age group. Overwhelmingly, the most frequent type of injury was a fall in both ROI and
NI, both in males and females and in all age groups.
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