Increase in the Risk of Respiratory Disorders in Adults and Children Related to Crop-Growing in Niger

Table 2

Frequency of health events reported by subjects, 2013.

		Adults ()				Children ()
		Total (%)	Pastoral	Agricultural		Total (%)	Pastoral	Agricultural
Asthmatics symptoms
Asthma confirmed by health worker	Yes	2.1	4 (1.6)	6 (2.8)	0.27	3.9	3 (2.4)	6 (5.8)	0.16
Wheezing	Yes	26.9	33 (12.9)	93 (43.2)	<0.0001	27.6	32 (25.6)	31 (29.8)	0.44
Dyspnea	Yes	54.4	114 (24.3)	141 (65.6)	<0.0001
Sudden shortness of breath	Yes	26.5	57 (22.3)	67 (31.2)	0.02	23.6	25 (20.0)	29 (27.9)	0.16
Other respiratory symptoms
Cough	Yes	33.7	84 (32.8)	74 (34.4)	0.65	35.8	42 (33.6)	40 (38.5)	0.41
Awakened by a coughing fit	Yes	42.2	110 (43.0)	87 (40.5)	0.70	34.9	43 (34.4)	37 (35.6)	0.85
Cough without fever	Yes	17.3	38 (14.9)	43 (20.0)	0.13	21.1	15 (12.0)	33 (31.7)	0.0002
Eye and nasal symptoms
Eye irritation	Yes	55.7	162 (62.9)	100 (46.5)	0.0005	52.0	75 (60.0)	43 (41.3)	0.007
Nasal irritation without cold	Yes	33.1	90 (35.2)	65 (30.2)	0.30	40.8	52 (41.6)	41 (39.4)	0.78
Malaria	Yes	56.8	124 (48.6)	142 (66.0)	<0.0001	74.4	86 (69.4)	83 (79.8)	0.05