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Table 3 Incidence of filarial attacks among study participants

From: Influence of seasonal variation on reported filarial attacks among people living with lymphedema in Ghana

 

Gender

  

Do you get attacks?

Female n (%)

Male n (%)

Total

Fischer exact test (P- value)

Yes

91 (91%)

42 (100%)

133 (93.7%)

0.058

No

9 (9%)

0 (0%)

9 (6.3%)

 

Total

100 (100%)

42 (100%)

142 (100%)

 
  1. The table above shows the reported incidence of filarial attacks among male and female lymphedema patients. Generally more females reported attacks. However, the reported incidence of attacks between male and female respondents was statistically independent as shown by the Fischer exact test (p = 0.058)
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