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Age and Sex related frequency of occurrence of various forms of onchocerca skin diseases among residents of Hawal river valley |
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| Age Group(Years) |
No Examined |
*Forms |
APOD |
CPOD |
LOD |
ATR |
DPM |
Total |
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| Males |
≤ 10 |
461 |
81(17.6) |
56(12.1) |
18(3.9) |
0(0.0) |
21(4.6) |
176(38.2) |
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| 11 – 20 |
447 |
68(15.2) |
64(14.3) |
25(5.6) |
12(2.7) |
25(5.6) |
194(43.4) |
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| 21 – 30 |
523 |
56(10.7) |
94(18.0) |
31(5.9) |
18(3.4) |
49(9.4) |
248(47.4) |
n = 1346 |
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| 31 – 40 |
556 |
44(7.9) |
101(18.2) |
49(8.8) |
20(3.6) |
54(9.7) |
268(48.2) |
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| 41 – 50 |
548 |
31(5.7) |
108(19.7) |
50(9.1) |
23(4.2) |
55(10.0) |
267(48.1) |
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| ≥ 50 |
507 |
20(3.9) |
88(17.4) |
50(9.9) |
23(4.5) |
54(10.7) |
235(46.4) |
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| Total |
3042 |
300(9.9) |
511(16.8) |
223(1.3) |
96(3.2) |
258(8.5) |
388(45.6) |
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| Females |
≥ 10 |
417 |
79(18.9) |
54(12.9) |
15(3.6) |
0(0.0) |
30(7.2) |
178(42.7) |
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| 11 – 20 |
454 |
67(14.8) |
71(15.6) |
23(5.1) |
10(2.2) |
38(8.4) |
209(46.0) |
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| 21 – 30 |
461 |
46(10.0) |
87(18.9) |
24(5.2) |
20(4.3) |
45(9.8) |
22(48.2) |
n = 1212 |
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| 31 – 40 |
450 |
42(9.3) |
108(24.0) |
28(6.2) |
17(3.8) |
47(10.4) |
42(53.2) |
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| 41 – 50 |
498 |
25(5.0) |
104(20.9) |
47(9.4) |
19(3.8) |
52(10.4) |
47(49.6) |
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| ≥ 50 |
522 |
17(3.3) |
99(19.0) |
50(9.6) |
22(4.2) |
55(10.5) |
43(46.6) |
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| Total |
2802 |
276(9.9) |
523(18.7) |
187(6.7) |
88(3.1) |
267(9.5) |
341(47.9) |
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• Subjects with two or more forms encountered. APOD = Acute Papular Onchocerca Dermatitis. CPOD = Chronic Papular Onchocerca Dermatitis. LOD = Lichenified Onchocerca Dermatitis. ATR = Atrophy. DPM = Depigmentation | ||||||||||
Okoye and Onwuliri Filaria Journal 2007 6:15 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-6-15 |
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