Table 2 Age and Sex related frequency of occurrence of various forms of onchocerca skin diseases among residents of Hawal river valley
From: Epidemiology and psycho-social aspects of onchocercal skin diseases in northeastern Nigeria
Age Group(Years) | No Examined | *Forms | APOD | CPOD | LOD | ATR | DPM | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | ≤ 10 | 461 | 81(17.6) | 56(12.1) | 18(3.9) | 0(0.0) | 21(4.6) | 176(38.2) | ||
11 – 20 | 447 | 68(15.2) | 64(14.3) | 25(5.6) | 12(2.7) | 25(5.6) | 194(43.4) | |||
21 – 30 | 523 | 56(10.7) | 94(18.0) | 31(5.9) | 18(3.4) | 49(9.4) | 248(47.4) | n = 1346 | ||
31 – 40 | 556 | 44(7.9) | 101(18.2) | 49(8.8) | 20(3.6) | 54(9.7) | 268(48.2) | |||
41 – 50 | 548 | 31(5.7) | 108(19.7) | 50(9.1) | 23(4.2) | 55(10.0) | 267(48.1) | |||
≥ 50 | 507 | 20(3.9) | 88(17.4) | 50(9.9) | 23(4.5) | 54(10.7) | 235(46.4) | |||
Total | 3042 | 300(9.9) | 511(16.8) | 223(1.3) | 96(3.2) | 258(8.5) | 388(45.6) | |||
Females | ≥ 10 | 417 | 79(18.9) | 54(12.9) | 15(3.6) | 0(0.0) | 30(7.2) | 178(42.7) | ||
11 – 20 | 454 | 67(14.8) | 71(15.6) | 23(5.1) | 10(2.2) | 38(8.4) | 209(46.0) | |||
21 – 30 | 461 | 46(10.0) | 87(18.9) | 24(5.2) | 20(4.3) | 45(9.8) | 22(48.2) | n = 1212 | ||
31 – 40 | 450 | 42(9.3) | 108(24.0) | 28(6.2) | 17(3.8) | 47(10.4) | 42(53.2) | |||
41 – 50 | 498 | 25(5.0) | 104(20.9) | 47(9.4) | 19(3.8) | 52(10.4) | 47(49.6) | |||
≥ 50 | 522 | 17(3.3) | 99(19.0) | 50(9.6) | 22(4.2) | 55(10.5) | 43(46.6) | |||
Total | 2802 | 276(9.9) | 523(18.7) | 187(6.7) | 88(3.1) | 267(9.5) | 341(47.9) |