Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 77: If your child ever stayed in hospital for at least one night for any illness, how manytimes? (For ROI and NI combined) (Questionnaire item B1_11a)None 1-3 times 4-6 times 7-9 times 10 times + nTotal 14.5% 66.9% 15.2% 0.7% 2.7% 145Male 16.4% 71.2% 9.6% 0.0% 2.7% 73Female 11.4% 64.3% 20.0% 1.4% 2.8% 705-year old 11.8% 74.5% 11.8% 0.0% 1.9% 519-year old 7.9% 65.8% 23.7% 2.6% 0.0% 3814-year old 20.0% 61.8% 12.7% 0.0% 5.4% 55(for those have stayed overnight in hospital for at least 1 night only)Table 78: If your child ever stayed in hospital for at least one night for any illness, for whatreasons? Up to 3 reasons could be indicated. (For ROI and NI combined) (Questionnaire itemB1_11_b_1)Malen=68Femalen=58Totaln=128Total Fever/viral infection 27.9% 31.0% 28.9%Bronchiolitis 13.2% 10.3% 55.5%Grommets/tympanostomy tubes 8.8% 5.2% 31.1%Asthma 30.9% 20.7% 27.3%Urine infection 7.3% 22.4% 14.8%Throat infection 20.6% 25.9% 22.7%Gastroenteritis 10.3% 8.6% 10.1%Croup 2.9% 37.9% 6.2%Febrile convulsion 4.4% 4.8% 3.9%Pneumonia 4.4% 4.8% 3.9%Other: Surgery 20.6% 39.8% 15.6%Other: Surgery not needed 26.5% 29.3% 27.3%(for those have stayed overnight in hospital for at least one night only)In the past 12 months, 80.1% in ROI and 85.2% in NI had consulted a GP in person or by phone abouttheir child’s health, 20.0% in ROI and 23.7% had consulted another doctor and 30.5% in ROI and 33.3%in NI had consulted other allied health professionals.98