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Table 3 Age and sex distribution of reported lymphoedema cases by severity and study location

From: Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana

  

Malawi

Ghana

  

Reported Lymphoedema severity

Reported Lymphoedema severity

  

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Total

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Total

Sex

Male

12

(24 %)

7

(39 %)

7

(39 %)

29

(32 %)

28

(28 %)

18

(29 %)

8

(28 %)

54

(28 %)

Female

38

(76 %)

11

(61 %)

11

(61 %)

61

(68 %)

72

(72 %)

44

(71 %)

21

(72 %)

137

(72 %)

Age

                 
 

18-25

1

(2 %)

1

(6 %)

0

(0 %)

2

(2 %)

7

(7 %)

1

(2 %)

0

(0 %)

8

(4 %)

 

26-35

6

(12 %)

1

(6 %)

3

(17 %)

10

(11 %)

13

(13 %)

4

(6 %)

1

(3 %)

18

(9 %)

 

36-45

8

(16 %)

2

(11 %)

1

(6 %)

11

(12 %)

21

(21 %)

14

(23 %)

6

(21 %)

41

(21 %)

 

46-55

8

(16 %)

4

(22 %)

2

(11 %)

16

(18 %)

22

(22 %)

11

(18 %)

14

(48 %)

47

(25 %)

 

56-65

15

(30 %)

4

(22 %)

3

(17 %)

22

(24 %)

24

(24 %)

13

(21 %)

6

(21 %)

43

(23 %)

 

66-75

7

(14 %)

4

(22 %)

5

(28 %)

17

(19 %)

8

(8 %)

11

(18 %)

2

(7 %)

21

(11 %)

 

>75

5

(10 %)

2

(11 %)

4

(22 %)

12

(13 %)

5

(5 %)

8

(13 %)

0

(0 %)

13

(7 %)

 

Total

50

 

18

 

18

 

90

 

100

 

62

 

29

 

191

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