TABLE 4

Area of residence in early life and reported psychological triggers for asthma symptoms among adolescents with asthma in urban Uganda#

Reported psychological triggerAdjusted OR (95% CI)p-value
YesNo
Subjects69206
Adolescent's residence at birth
 Rural (48)10 (20.8)38 (79.2)1
 Town (186)43 (23.1)143 (76.9)1.07 (0.49–2.36)
 City (41)16 (39.0)25 (61.0)2.14 (0.82–5.61)0.17
 Test for trendptrend=0.11
Adolescent's residence during most of 0–5 years
 Rural (42)6 (14.3)36 (85.7)1
 Town (200)51 (25.5)149 (74.5)2.28 (0.88–5.86)
 City (33)12 (36.4)21 (63.6)3.53 (1.12–11.18)0.08
 Test for trendptrend=0.03

Data are presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. #: n=275; : adjusted for child's age, sex and father's highest education level.