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Table 4 Practice of medical staff in case of AD relapses

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

Question

Right Response Number (%)

Number ad cases seen during consultations (N = 100)

 1-10 cases

51 (51)

 11-20 cases

13 (13)

  > 20 cases

25 (25)

 No cases

11 (11)

*Drug prescription for ad relapse (N = 100)

 Corticosteroids

88 (88)

 Antihistamines (AH)

64 (64)

 Antifungal

14 (14)

 Antibiotics

12 (12)

 Corticosteroids + AH

56 (56)

 Management of xerosis cutis: yes

81 (81)

Drug prescription in case of pruritus

 Antihistamines (AH)

90 (90)

 Corticosteroids + AH

63 (63)

*Administration route of corticosteroids (N = 100)

 Oral

17 (20.2)

 Topical

80 (96.4)

 Oral + Topical

12 (70.6)

Administration modalities of topical corticosteroids (n = 88)

 1 application/day

38 (43.2)

 2 applications/day

46 (52.3)

 3 applications/day

4 (4.5)

Duration of the topical corticosteroid treatment (N = 100)

  < 2 weeks

43 (43)

 2 weeks

30 (30)

 1 month

12 (12)

  > 1 month

0 (0)

  1. *More than one answer was possible