Table 4 Respiratory diseases and associated factors
Characteristics | Incidence of diseases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LRTI | Infection induced asthma | Asthma | Rhinitis | |||||
Incidence rate * 1000 (number of episodes/ months of observation) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | Incidence rate * 1000 (number of episodes/ months of observation) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | Incidence rate * 1000 (number of episodes/ months of observation) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | Incidence rate * 1000 (number of episodes/ months of observation) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | |
Cooking | ||||||||
Inside living area | 79.5 (141/1773) | 0.94 (0.72–1.25) | 51.3 (91/1773) | 0.76 (0.55–1.06) | 213.9 (379/1772) | 0.98 (0.83–1.16) | 232.9 (413/1773) | 2.67 (2.11–3.40) |
Outside living area | 84.3 (84/997) | 67.2 (67/997) | 218.5 (217/993) | 87.3 (87/997) | ||||
Cooking hours | ||||||||
Up to 2.5 h /day | 72.8 (114/1565) | 0.83 (0.63–1.08) | 50.5 (79/1565) | 0.79 (0.57–1.08) | 219.0 (342/1562) | 1.06 (0.90–1.25) | 130.4 (204/1564) | 0.81 (0.67–0.99) |
Greater than 2.5 h /day | 88.0 (115/1307) | 64.3 (84/1307) | 206.6 (270/1307) | 160.5 (209/1302) | ||||
Having an industry near home | ||||||||
Yes | 77.7 (102/1312) | 0.97 (0.74–1.27) | 51.8 (68/1312) | 0.89 (0.64–1.23) | 210.1 (275/1309) | 0.95 (0.81–1.11) | 174.8 (229/1310) | 1.39 (1.15–1.69) |
No | 79.9 (129/1614) | 58.2 (94/1614) | 222.1 (358/1612) | 125.5 (202/1610) | ||||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 77.6 (124/1598) | 0.96 (0.74–1.25) | 49.4 (79/1598) | 0.79 (0.57–1.08) | 230.9 (369/1598) | 1.17 (1.00–1.37) | 140.6 (224/1593) | 0.93 (0.77–1.13) |
Female | 80.7 (112/1388) | 62.7 (87/1388) | 197.4 (273/1383) | 151.4 (210/1387) | ||||
Having a sibling | ||||||||
Yes | 84.0 (139/1655) | 1.13 (0.87–1.49) | 64.0 (106/1655) | 1.38 (0.99–1.93) | 223.2 (369/1653) | 1.09 (0.93–1.28) | 146.5 (242/1652) | 0.99 (0.82–1.21) |
No | 74.1 (96/1295) | 46.3 (60/1295) | 204.3 (264/1292) | 147.1 (190/1292) | ||||
Attending to preschool | ||||||||
Yes | 74.8 (88/1177) | 0.90 (0.68–1.18) | 59.5 (70/1177) | 1.10 (0.80–1.51) | 213.3 (251/1177) | 0.990 (0.84–1.16) | 144.8 (170/1174) | 0.98 (0.81–1.20) |
No | 82.9 (147/1773) | 54.1 (96/1773) | 216.0 (383/1773) | 147.5 (261/1770) | ||||
Having a pet | ||||||||
Yes | 76.1 (74/972) | 0.93 (0.69–1.23) | 53.5 (52/972) | 0.89 (0.63–1.25) | 225.3 (219/972) | 1.08 (0.91–1.28) | 135.8 (132/972) | 1.03 (0.83–1.27) |
No | 82.0 (153/1866) | 60.0 (112/1866) | 208.0 (387/1861) | 132.3 (246/1860) | ||||
Family income | ||||||||
Up to SLR 20,000 | 79.3 (55/694) | 1.00 (0.73–1.36) | 56.2 (39/694) | 1.01 (0.69–1.46) | 219.7 (152/692) | 1.03 (0.85–1.23) | 160.4 (111/692) | 1.14 (0.91–1.41) |
Greater than SLR 20,000 | 79.0 (181/2292) | 55.4 (127/2292) | 214.1 (490/2289) | 141.2 (323/2288) | ||||