Frequent infections
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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Characteristics of Frequent infections
How common is Frequent infections?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 18.35% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Frequent infections.
Percentage of kids with Frequent infections by year of age
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This is based on a survey of 474 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Frequent infections “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 2% | 8 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 3% | 17 mentions |
| Weekly | 5% | 23 mentions |
| Monthly | 6% | 31 mentions |
| Annually | 18% | 91 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 11% | 57 mentions |
| Once | 5% | 25 mentions |
| Never | 50% | 249 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 3% | 12 mentions |
| Severe | 4% | 18 mentions |
| Moderate | 12% | 57 mentions |
| Mild | 26% | 124 mentions |
| Not at All | 55% | 262 mentions |
Discussion of Frequent infections
What was your approach to Frequent infections? What were the results?
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