In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews is about Nepalis’ health.
Has anyone in your household fallen sick in the last two months?
Yes 72%
No 25.3%
Don’t know 2.7%
What was it that made you ill?
Fever 30.4%
Cold and cough 20.7%
Headaces 10.7%
Limbs shaking 9.3%
Diarrhoea 8.9%
Accidents 6.7%
Sore eyes 1.9%
Don’t know 1.5%
Won’t say 0.7%
Others 9.3%