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Table 3 Health problems reported by respondents, Lubumbashi 2010

From: Health-seeking behaviour in the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: results from a cross-sectional household survey

 

Malaria syndrome n = 86

Resp. tract syndrome n = 70

Complex WHS n = 43

Others n = 52

Total n = 251

Acute/chronic diseasea

     

  Acute

84 (38.7)b

67 (30.9)

41 (18.9)

25 (11.5)

217 (100.0)

  Chronic

2 (5.9)

3 (8.8)

2 (5.9)

27 (79.4)

34 (100.0)

Duration

     

  ≤ 2 weeks

80 (38.5)

66 (31.7)

40 (19.2)

22 (10.6)

208 (100.0)

  > 2 weeks

6 (14.0)

4 (9.3)

3 (7.0)

30 (69.8)

43 (100.0)

  1. aAs reported by interviewee.
  2. bFigures between () are percentages.