Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 71: During the last 4 weeks, has your child suffered from the following symptoms?(Questionnaire item B1_6a)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal Vomiting 7.7% 92.3% 1,357 13.4% 86.6% 179Diarrhoea 6.0% 94.0% 1,359 15.0% 85.0% 180Chest infection 17.9% 82.1% 1,353 16.6% 83.4% 181Urinary infection 7.9% 92.1% 1,333 8.9% 91.1% 180Male Vomiting 8.2% 91.8% 668 14.0% 86.0% 100Diarrhoea 6.4% 93.6% 669 16.0% 84.0% 100Chest infection 19.3% 80.7% 664 16.0% 84.0% 100Urinary infection 5.2% 94.8% 651 9.0% 91.0% 100Female Vomiting 6.8% 93.2% 659 13.2% 86.8% 76Diarrhoea 5.0% 95.0% 660 14.3% 85.7% 77Chest infection 16.6% 83.4% 658 17.9% 82.1% 78Urinary infection 10.6% 89.4% 653 9.1% 90.9% 775 year old Vomiting 6.8% 93.2% 514 8.5% 91.5% 59Diarrhoea 6.2% 93.8% 514 10.2% 89.8% 59Chest infection 20.6% 79.4% 510 9.8% 90.2% 61Urinary infection 6.2% 93.8% 502 3.4% 96.6% 599 year old Vomiting 9.9% 90.1% 382 21.9% 78.1% 64Diarrhoea 7.3% 92.7% 385 23.4% 76.6% 64Chest infection 14.6% 85.4% 384 23.4% 76.6% 64Urinary infection 9.6% 90.4% 376 15.6% 84.4% 6414 year old Vomiting 6.7% 93.3% 461 9.3% 90.7% 54Diarrhoea 4.8% 95.2% 460 10.9% 89.1% 55Chest infection 17.6% 82.4% 459 16.7% 83.3% 54Urinary infection 8.4% 91.6% 455 7.3% 92.7% 55Around a quarter of children (22.9% ROI and 26.0% NI) were reported to have had an accident at sometime, boys more frequently than girls in ROI but not in NI and older children more frequently thanyounger ones. Of those who had had such an event, the frequency most commonly reported was 1-3times, by 83.9% of respondents in ROI and 85.4% in NI. There was a similar pattern for both males andfemales and by age group. Overwhelmingly, the most frequent type of injury was a fall in both ROI andNI, both in males and females and in all age groups.94