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Table 1 General knowledge of medical staff

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the medical personnel regarding atopic dermatitis in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Question Right response Number (%) Wrong response Number (%)
General knowledge (N = 100)
 Definition
  AD is chronic and inflammatory 75 (75) 25 (25)
  AD is chronic or inflammatory 7 (7) 93 (93)
  AD is inflammatory and acute 13 (13) 87 (87)
  AD is inflammatory or acute 2 (2) 98 (98)
  I do not know 3 (3) 97 (97)
 Associated pathologies
  Asthma is an associated pathology 78 (78) 22 (22)
  Conjunctivitis is an associated pathology 58 (58) 42 (42)
  Chronic cough is an associated pathology 16 (16) 84 (84)
  There is no associated pathology 12 (12) 88 (88)
 Causes
  The cause is psychological 2 (2) 98 (98)
  The cause is allergic 64 (64) 36 (36)
  The cause is genetic 43 (43) 57 (57)
  The cause is infectious 18 (18) 82 (82)
  I do not know 5 (5) 95 (95)
Evolution (n = 100)
 Evolution could be acute 54 (54) 46 (46)
 Evolution could be chronic 77 (77) 23 (23)
 Evolution is acute and chronic 46 (46) 54 (54)
 Evolution is exclusively acute 1 (1) 99 (99)
 Evolution is exclusively chronic 14 (14) 86 (86)