Morbidity prevalence | N = 202 | |
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N | % | |
Presence of illness two weeks prior the study Sick Not sick |
108 94 |
53.5 46.5 |
Duration of illness N= 108 ≤3days < 3days - ≤6 days < 6 days |
47 21 40 |
43.5 19.4 37 |
Nature of illness* Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Diarrhoea lasting more than 3 days Skin infection Clinical Malaria (no laboratory confirmation) Vomiting and acute diarrhoea Others |
83 23 13 7 15 19 |
76.9 21.3 12 6.5 13.9 17.6 |
Time within which help was sought Within 24 hours After 24 hours Where medical assistance was sought Public hospitals outside the prison grounds Dispensaries within the prison grounds |
89 8 20 77 |
91.7 8.3 20.6 79.4 |