Symptoms/signs/tentative diagnosis | Tanga (%), n = 290 | Dodoma (%), n = 237 | Iringa (%), n = 226 | Total (%), n = 753 |
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Fever | 129 (44.5) | 140(59.1) | 157 (68.9) | 426 (56.6) |
Headache | 65 (22.4) | 51(21.5) | 67 (29.4 | 183 (24.3) |
Malaria | 46 (15.9) | 37(15.6) | 11 (4.8) | 94 (12.5) |
Cough | 41(14.1) | 46 (19.4) | 65 (28.5) | 152 (20.2) |
Abdominal pain/fullness | 27 (9.3) | 12(5.1) | 29 (12.7) | 68 (9.0) |
Body weakness/malaise/pains | 22 (7.6) | 19 (8.0) | 15 (6.6) | 56 (7.4) |
Vomiting | 21 (7.2) | 16 (6.8) | 15 (6.6) | 52 (6.9) |
Flu/colds/running nose | 17 (5.9) | 7 (3.0) | 22 (9.6) | 46 (6.1) |
Back pains/Joint pains/leg pains | 17(5.9) | 11(4.6) | 15 (6.6) | 43 (5.7) |
Diarrhoea | 9 (3.1) | 18 (7.6) | 20 (8.8) | 47 (6.2) |
Chest pain | 7 (2.4) | 10 (4.7) | 15 (6.6) | 32 (4.3) |
Loss of appetite | 6 (2.1) | 4 (1.7) | 9 (3.9) | 19 (2.5) |
Antenatal/medical check-up | 0 (0.0) | 11 (4.6) | 1(0.4) | 12 (1.6) |