Disease name given in Swahili | Approximate English translation | No of participants who categorised the disease as magonjwa madogo (small diseases) | No of participants who categorised the disease as magonjwa makubwa (big diseases) |
Kansa/saratani | Cancer | 1 | 31 |
Malaria Ukimwi, HIV | Malaria | 20 | 3 |
HIV/AIDS | 0 | 23 | |
UTI | Urinary Tract Infection | 12 | 2 |
Kisukari, Sukari | Diabetes | 1 | 13 |
COVID-19 | COVID-19 | 1 | 8 |
Homa | Fever | 7 | 0 |
Tezi dume | Prostate cancer | 0 | 5 |
Magonjwa ya moyo | Heart disease | 0 | 5 |
Mafua | Influenza | 5 | 0 |
UTI, urinary track infection.