Table 2 Distribution of top 9 skin disorders (pathological groups) by demographic variables
From: The spectrum of skin diseases in a rural setting in Cameroon (sub-Saharan Africa)
Variable | Category | N | Fungal infection | Parasitic infestation | Atrophic skin disorders | Hypertrophic skin disorders | Disorders of skin appendages | Benign neoplasm | Bacterial infection | Pigmentation disorders | Dermatitis and Eczema | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | % | P value | |||
Total | 248 | 25.4 | 21.4 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
Age | 5 – 9 yrs | 6 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.097 | 0.0 | 0.529 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.262 | 16.7 | 0.543 | 0.0 | 0.738 | 0.0 | ||||
10 – 14 yrs | 42 | 38.1 | 0.032 | 11.9 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | |||||||||
15 – 19 yrs | 60 | 36.7 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
20 – 24 yrs | 70 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 21.4 | 0.005 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | |||||||||
25 – 29 yrs | 40 | 12.5 | 32.5 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||
30 – 34 yrs | 11 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 0.061 | |||||||||
35 – 39 yrs | 8 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
40 yrs + | 11 | 9.1 | 63.6 | 0.009 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 | ||||||||||
Sex | Female | 120 | 21.7 | 0.191 | 18.3 | 0.259 | 16.7 | 0.018 | 11.7 | 0.305 | 8.3 | 0.773 | 6.7 | 0.894 | 5.8 | 0.686 | 5.0 | 0.909 | 3.3 | 0.588 |
Male | 128 | 28.9 | 24.2 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||||||||||
Marital Status | Divorced/ Widowed | 4 | 25.0 | 0.964 | 25.0 | 0.720 | 0.0 | 0.639 | 25.0 | 0.575 | 0.0 | 0.333 | 0.0 | 0.735 | 0.0 | 0.713 | 0.0 | 0.867 | 25.0 | 0.026 |
Married | 34 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 8.8 | ||||||||||
Single | 210 | 25.7 | 20.5 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
Religion | Christianity | 244 | 25.4 | 0.985 | 21.7 | 0.293 | 11.5 | 0.404 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.529 | 6.6 | 0.596 | 5.3 | 0.635 | 4.9 | 0.649 | 4.1 | 0.679 | |
Islam | 4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | 50.0 | 0.006 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Offspring | 0 | 172 | 28.5 | 0.234 | 19.2 | 0.215 | 11.6 | 0.311 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 0.698 | 6.4 | 0.54 | 5.8 | 0.635 | 5.2 | 0.752 | 2.3 | ||
1 – 3 | 62 | 17.7 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
4+ | 14 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 0.003 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 0.049 | ||||||||
Level of education | None | 8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.823 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.086 | 0.0 | 0.654 | 12.5 | 0.501 | 25.0 | 0.029 | 0.0 | 0.495 | 12.5 | 0.284 | ||
Primary | 170 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 15.3 | 0.032 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | |||||||||
Secondary | 70 | 37.1 | 0.025 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Occupation | Farmer | 116 | 18.1 | 24.1 | 0.278 | 11.2 | 0.963 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 0.861 | 4.3 | 0.633 | 7.8 | 0.312 | 4.3 | 0.776 | 4.3 | 0.766 | ||
None | 35 | 20.0 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0.045 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |||||||||
Other | 10 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||||||||||
Pupil/Student | 87 | 39.1 | 0.003 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 3.4 | |||||||||