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Table 3 Community symptomatology of common ailments respondents mentioned are prevalent in the community

From: Assessing resources for implementing a community directed intervention (CDI) strategy in delivering multiple health interventions in urban poor communities in Southwestern Nigeria: a qualitative study

Diseases

Local name

Local diagnosis/symptomatology

Malaria/fever

Iba

Head ache, high body temperature, loss of appetite, weakness

Typhoid

Iba Jefun Jefun

Head ache, stomach pain, loss of appetite, high body temperature, diarrhea

Jaudice related diseases/hepatitis

Iba ponju poto/ Iba Jedo jedo

Fever, body weakness, yellow eyes, yellow urine,

Hypertension

Eje ruru

Weakness, sleeplessness, head ache

Diarrhea

Igbe gbuuru

Watery stool, weakness, dryness of the skin, frequent stooling

TB

Iko ife

Cough, weakness, loss of weight, coughing bloody sputum, excessive night sweats

Cholera

Arun onigbameji

Watery stool and vomiting at the same time, weakness, dryness of the skin

Measles

Ita/Olode

High body temperature, body rashes, loss of appetite in children

Convulsion

Giri

High body temperature, inability to eat, weakness, seizures/convulsion

Diabetes mellitus

Atogbe

Sugary urine, excessive urination, excessive thirst, weight loss,

Schistosomiasis

Atosi Aja

Terminal haematuria

Peptic ulcer

Ogbe inu

Epigastric tenderness, peppery epigastric pain, Pain related to fasting,

Asthma

Iko gule gule

Cough, difficulty with breathing, chest over expansion during breathing,

Stroke

Egba

Weakness, sleeplessness, immobilization, loss of memory