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. 2024 Jun 5;19(6):e0304755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304755

Table 1. Mean proportion and standard deviation of clinical findings by category in relation to all clinical findings.

Proportion of findings calculated for all countries included in a retrospective data analysis of clinical findings of working equids in low- and middle-income countries presenting to an international NGO between January 2005 and March 2021. The two finding categorisations used are described. Findings category 2 was analysed from May 2016 to March 2021 only.

Findings Category 1 Proportion SD± Findings Category 2
*May 2016 to Mar 2021 only
Proportion SD±
Wounds and Abscesses 35% 0.19 Work-related Wounds 17.8% 0.16
Other Medical Cases 16.6% 0.20 Parasitism 14.6% 0.19
Musculoskeletal System 11.9% 0.09 Musculoskeletal System 13.3% 0.11
Respiratory System 10% 0.09 Other Wounds and Abscesses 12.5% 0.14
Skin Complaints 9.5% 0.13 Respiratory System 8.9% 0.09
Digestive System 6.5% 0.07 Ocular Cases 6.2% 0.07
Ocular and Aural Cases 5.7% 0.06 Other Medical Cases 5.9% 0.10
Oral Problems 3.3% 0.07 Oral Problems 5.9% 0.10
Surgical Cases 1.5% 0.07 Digestive System 5.8% 0.07
Cardiovascular System 1% 0.03 Non-parasitic Infectious Diseases 5% 0.11
Road Traffic Accidents 0.6% 0.02 Skin Complaints 1.8% 0.05
Surgical Cases 1.5% 0.07
Cardiovascular System 0.8% 0.04
Road Traffic Accidents 0.6% 0.02
Aural Problems 0.2% 0.01