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8)	Illness and inuries

In the breakdown of illness and injuries of subjects who visited hospitals over the past year, "cold, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia" accounted for the largest percentage; 81.3%. Also, 9.4% of the subjects were "hospitalized" over the past year; lower than that of the previous survey. (Table 15)

Table 15

Major illness and injuries seen by clinics and hospitals over the past year (multiple answers)

Illness and injury names		Percentage (%)
Total		100.0
Had illness and injuries		93.6
	Cold, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia	81.3
	Digestive diseases including gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, stomach ache, constipation	18.0
	Atopic dermatitis, eczema	15.8
	Chicken pox	14.9
	Influenza	13.8
	Otitis media, otitis externa	13.3
	Impetigo	7.1
	Decayed teeth	7.1
	Conjunctivitis	5.3
	Asthma	5.3
Did not have illness and injuries		5.0
Subjects hospitalized		Percentage (%)
Third Survey (30 months old)		9.4
Second Survey (18 months old)		12.5

Note:

Hospitalized subjects were calculated based on responses from the Second and Third Surveys.

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