Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsTable 69: Does your child have any on-going chronic physical or mental health problem,illness or disability? (Questionnaire item B1_4)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 9.7% 90.3% 1,378 2.7% 97.3% 185Male 10.8% 89.2% 676 4.0% 96.0% 101Female 8.6% 91.4% 672 1.2% 98.8% 815-year old 10.3% 89.7% 517 3.3% 96.7% 619-year old 8.4% 91.6% 395 4.6% 95.4% 6514-year old 10.3% 89.7% 466 0.0% 100.0% 57Table 70: Is the nature of this problem, illness or disability any of the following?(Questionnaire item B1_5_1)ROIn=57Total Asthma 71.9% 50.0%Cerebral Palsy 5.3% 0.0%Cystic Fibrosis 1.8% 0.0%Diabetes 3.5% 0.0%Epilepsy/blackouts 8.8% 0.0%Hunters 0.0% 0.0%Hurlers 3.5% 0.0%PKU 3.5% 0.0%Galactosaemia 7.0% 50.0%Brittle Bone disease 5.3% 0.0%(for those with on-going chronic physical or mental health problems only)In total there were 11 children in ROI reported to have inborn errors of metabolism and two in NI. Chestinfection was the most commonly cited acute condition in the preceding 4 weeks, followed by otherinfectious diseases.NIn=493