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Table 4 Perceptions about asthma among pupils in selected secondary schools in Ilala and Bagamoyo districts

From: Asthma prevalence, knowledge, and perceptions among secondary school pupils in rural and urban coastal districts in Tanzania

Perceptions about asthma

Bagamoyo n (%)

Ilala n (%)

P- value

Fear playing together

128 (20.7)

78 (12.8)

0.0001

Fear studying together

95 (15.3)

59 (9.7)

0.003

Fear eating together

117 (18.9)

82 (13.4)

0.009

Fear sleeping in the same room

169 (27.3)

114 (18.1)

0.0001