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Table 2 Health problems suffered in last 3 months* (N = 231)

From: Health problems and help-seeking activities of methadone maintenance clients at Auckland Methadone Service (AMS): potential for community pharmacy service expansion?

 

N

%

No health problems

3

1.3

Cold

56

24.2

Hayfever

28

12.1

Headaches

130

56.3

Indigestion

54

23.4

Cough

56

24.2

Nausea

80

34.6

Diarrhoea

39

16.9

Sweating

162

70.1

Skin rashes

49

21.2

Dry/itchy eye

36

15.6

Dry mouth

104

44.2

Constipation

105

45.5

Sleep problems

135

58.4

Toothache

108

46.8

Fatigue

117

50.6

Depression

117

50.6

Swollen hands/feet

66

28.6

Loss of appetite

90

30.9

Abscesses

32

13.9

  1. * identified by ticking a box. No tick assumed to be not suffered from the problem