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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)