Table 1: Households health history and symptoms.
Households Health History and Symptoms
|
Frequency (%) Category A |
|
Frequency (%) Category B |
|
Significant (p-value) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
|
Health impact associated with open landfill system |
85 (69.7) |
37 (30.3) |
104 (75.9) |
33 (24.1) |
0.489 |
Regular health challenges |
81 (66.4) |
41 (33.6) |
114 (83.2) |
23 (16.8) |
0.464 |
Eye Irritation |
94 (77.1) |
28 (22.9) |
54 (39.4) |
83 (60.6) |
0.082 |
Skin Infection/Irritation |
83 (68) |
39 (32) |
107 (78.1) |
30 (21.9) |
0.183 |
Nausea |
93 (76.2) |
29 (23.8) |
112 (81.8) |
25 (18.2) |
0.701 |
Feverish Cold |
86 (70.5) |
36 (29.5) |
84 (61.3) |
53 (38.7) |
0.767 |
Sore Throat |
77 (63.1) |
45 (36.9) |
55 (40.1) |
82 (59.9) |
0.1 |
Diarrhea |
80 (65.6) |
42 (34.4) |
25 (18.2) |
84 (61.3) |
0.053* |
Abdominal Pain |
81 (66.4) |
41 (33.6) |
52 (38.0) |
85 (62.1) |
0.002* |
Chi-square test, *no statistically significant < 0.05.