Table 3.
Health status, surgical problems, and anatomical locations
| Characteristic | Total (n = 513) | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-perceived good health status | Yes | 386 (75.2) |
| Prior use of Primary Health Center within past year | Yes | 495 (96.5) |
| Illness within past year | Yes | 394 (76.8) |
| Sought care from traditional healer | Yes | 106 (20.6) |
| Pathology of Issue | Wounds only | 152 (29.6) |
| Congenital deformities only | 85 (16.6) | |
| Burns | 52 (10.1) | |
| Soft-tissue growth/mass | 52 (10.1) | |
| Other | 172 (33.5) | |
| Number of Concerns | 1 | 374 (72.9) |
| 2 | 101 (19.7) | |
| 3 | 22 (4.3) | |
| 4 | 7 (1.3) | |
| 5 or more | 9 (1.7) | |
| Ongoing Concern | Yes | 282 (55.0) |
| Anatomical region affected a | ||
| Head/Face/Neck | 247 (48.1) | |
| Groin | 75 (14.6) | |
| Breast/Chest | 33 (6.4) | |
| Abdominal | 99 (19.3) | |
| Extremity | 182 (35.5) | |
| Back | 25 (4.9) |
a
This variable represents the number and proportion of people who had at least one problem within the specified anatomical region out of a total of 513 participants. If a respondent had multiple problems within the same region, then the region was counted once.