Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants in Northeast Ethiopia (2022–2023).
Characteristics | Categories | Total, n(%) | LCL | ML | LR | MCL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, | < 9 years | 40 (11.2) | 27 (67.5) | 12 (30) | 0 | 1 (2.5) |
9 to 19 years | 173 (48.6) | 129 (74.6) | 31 (17.9) | 1 (0.6) | 12 (6.9) | |
> 19 years | 143 (40.2) | 111 (77.6) | 25 (17.5) | 1 (0.7) | 6 (4.2) | |
Gender | Male | 203 (57.0) | 143 (70.4) | 45 (22.2) | 1 (0.5) | 14 (6.9) |
Female | 153 (43.0) | 124 (81.0) | 23 (15.0) | 1 (0.7) | 5 (3.3) | |
Residence | Rural | 280 (78.6) | 205 (73.2) | 60(21.4) | 1(0.4) | 14(5.0) |
Urban | 76 (21.4) | 62 (81.6) | 8 (10.5) | 1 (1.3) | 5 (6.6) | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 93 (26.1) | 65 (69.9) | 22 (23.7) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (6.5) |
Read and write | 52 (14.5) | 42 (80.8) | 5 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (9.6) | |
Primary | 105 (29.4) | 80 (76.2) | 20 (19.0) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (3.8) | |
Secondary | 79 (22.9) | 61 (77.2) | 15 (19.0) | 1 (1.3) | 2 (2.5) | |
Tertiary | 27 (7.5) | 19 (70.4) | 6 (22.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | |
Family size | < 5 | 215 (60.4) | 162 (75.3) | 41 (19.1) | 2 (0.9) | 10 (4.7) |
> 5 | 141 (39.6) | 105 (74.5) | 27 (19.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.4) | |
Duration of the oldest lesion | less than three months | 53 (14.9) | 37 (69.8) | 14 (26.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) |
Three to six months | 51 (14.3) | 38 (74.1) | 12 (23.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | |
Seven months to 1 year | 144 (40.4) | 113 (78.5) | 22 (15.3) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.2) | |
One year and above | 108 (30.3) | 79 (73.1) | 20 (18.5) | 2 (1.9) | 7 (6.5) | |
Number of lesions | 1 | 263 (73.9) | 202 (76.8) | 58 (22.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) |
2 | 61 (17.1) | 44 (72.1) | 9 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (12.1) | |
3 | 24 (6.7) | 15 (62.5) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (4.2) | 7 (29.2) | |
>=4 | 8 (2.2) | 6 (75.0) | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | |
Location of the lesion | Face | 269 (75.6) | 266 (98.9) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) |
Limbs/Neck/Trunk | 2 (0.6) | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | |
Mucosal | 68 (19.1) | 0 | 68 (100) | 0 | 0 | |
Multiple | 17 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (89.5) | |
Presentation index of the lesion | crusted/scaly | 122 (34.3) | 110 (90.2) | 9 (7.4) | 0 | 3 (2.5) |
Maculopapular | 27 (7.7.6) | 21 (77.8) | 4 (14.8) | 0 | 2 (7.4) | |
Nodular | 16 (4.4.5) | 13 (81.3) | 2 (12.5) | 0 | 1 (6.2) | |
Plaque | 24 (6.7) | 22 (91.7) | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | |
Swollen/Erythema | 121 (34.0) | 89 (73.6) | 24 (19.8) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (5.8) | |
Ulcered | 46 (12.9) | 12 (26.1) | 27 58. 7) | 1 (2.2) | 6 (13.0) |
