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Table 3 Attitudes of medical personnel

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

Question

Right response Number (%)

Wrong response Number (%)

Opinion on occurrence of ad depending on race (N = 100)

 AD mostly affects Blacks

3

(3)

97

(97)

 AD equally affects Caucasians and Blacks

84

(84)

16

(16)

 No idea

13

(13)

87

(87)

Opinion on the evolution of ad with treatment (N = 100)

 Discouraging evolution

21

(21)

79

(79)

 Favorable evolution

59

(59)

41

(41)

 No idea

20

(20)

80

(80)

Opinion on contribution of relatives in management of ad (n = 100)

 Discouraging contribution

28

(28)

72

(72)

 Favorable contribution

42

(42)

58

(58)

 No idea

30

(30)

70

(70)

Opinion on ability to adequately manage ad in our setting (N = 100)

 AD can be managed

85

(85)

15

(15)

 AD cannot be managed

7

(7)

93

(93)

 No idea

8

(8)

92

(92)