Table 1. Sociodemographic Variables of Podoconiosis Patients and Controls in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Cases (N = 53) | Controls(N = 67) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | N | % | N | % | X 2 | DF | P-value |
| Male | 34 | 64.2% | 45 | 67.2% | 0.12 | 1 | 0.730 |
| Female | 19 | 35.8% | 22 | 32.8% | |||
| Age (Years) | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 49.94 (13.90) | 41.46 (13.47) | |||||
| 18–24 | 1 | 1.9% | 3 | 4.5% | 10.50 | 4 | 0.033 |
| 25–34 | 5 | 9.4% | 19 | 28.4% | |||
| 35–44 | 16 | 30.2% | 23 | 34.3% | |||
| 45–54 | 12 | 22.6% | 8 | 11.9% | |||
| 55 and above | 19 | 57.6% | 14 | 20.9% | |||
| Education status | |||||||
| Illiterate | 45 | 84.9% | 43 | 64.2% | 6.50 | 1 | 0.011 |
| Literate | 8 | 15.1% | 24 | 35.8% | |||
| Occupation | |||||||
| Farmer | 53 | 100.0% | 57 | 85.1% | 8.63 | 4 | 0.071 |
| Student | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.0% | |||
| Merchant | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 7.5% | |||
| Others | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.5% | |||
| Leg Washing Frequency | |||||||
| Two times/Day | 13 | 24.5% | 4 | 6.0% | 8.58 | 2 | 0.014 |
| Every Day | 32 | 60.4% | 48 | 71.6% | |||
| > = 2 times/week | 8 | 15.1% | 15 | 22.4% | |||
| Shoe Wearing History | |||||||
| Yes | 47 | 88.7% | 66 | 98.5% | 5.20 | 1 | 0.023 |
| No | 6 | 11.3% | 1 | 1.5% | |||
| Age of Shoe Wearing | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 27.10 (15.85) | 27.06 (14.62) | |||||
| 18–24 | 21 | 40.8% | 28 | 41.8% | 3.36 | 4 | 0.500 |
| 25–34 | 18 | 30.8% | 19 | 28.4% | |||
| 35–44 | 8 | 15.8% | 11 | 16.4% | |||
| 45–54 | 2 | 7.5% | 7 | 10.4% | |||
| 55 and above | 4 | 5.0% | 2 | 3.0% | |||
| Type of Shoe Wearing | |||||||
| Protective shoe | 23 | 95.8 | 33 | 60 | 10.40 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Non-protective shoe | 1 | 4.2 | 22 | 40 | |||
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Married | 42 | 79.2% | 55 | 82.0% | 4.867 | 1 | 0.182 |
| Other | 11 | 20.8% | 12 | 18.0% | |||
| Floor Type | |||||||
| Covered | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 4.5% | 2.43 | 1 | 0.119 |
| Uncovered | 53 | 100.0% | 64 | 95.5% | |||
| Religion | |||||||
| Orthodox | 53 | 100.0% | 66 | 98.5% | 0.80 | 1 | 0.372 |
| Others | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | |||
| Monthly Income | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 208.09 (64.02) | 266.01 (248.49) | |||||
| <200 | 24 | 45.3% | 36 | 53.7% | 8.352 | 2 | 0.015 |
| 200–400 | 29 | 54.7% | 24 | 35.8% | |||
| >400 | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 10.4% | |||
| RDT (malaria) | |||||||
| Positive | ND | 0% | ND | 0% | |||
| Negative | 53 | 100.00% | 67 | 100.00% | ND | 0 | ND |
| Any Parasitic Infection | |||||||
| Any Parasite | 20 | 37.7% | 22 | 32.8% | 0.312 | 1.00 | 0.576 |
| No Parasite | 33 | 62.3% | 45 | 67.2% | |||
| Types of parasites identified | |||||||
| Hook worm | 15 | 75% | 7 | 31.8% | 14.29 | 7 | 0.046 |
| G.lamblia | 1 | 5% | 8 | 36.4% | |||
| E.histolytica | 1 | 5% | 3 | 13.6% | |||
| E.vermicularis | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | |||
| Taenia species | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% | |||
| S.stercoralis | 1 | 5% | 1 | 4.5% | |||
| H.nana | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4.5% | |||
| Mixed | 0 | 0% | 2 | 9.1% | |||
| Blood group | |||||||
| A | 17 | 34.3% | 23 | 32.1% | 1.182 | 3.00 | 0.757 |
| AB | 6 | 7.5% | 5 | 11.3% | |||
| B | 16 | 25.4% | 17 | 30.2% | |||
| O | 14 | 32.8% | 22 | 26.4% | |||
SD = Standard deviation, X2 = chi-square, DF = degree of freedom, ND = Not detected