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. 2014 Jul 24;47(1):34. doi: 10.1186/0717-6287-47-34

Table 1.

Anatomical site by gender and by health system

Public health system (LSS) Private health system (HSS)
Anatomical site Female v Male Total Female Male Total
n % n % n n % n % n
Forehead 8 2.2 3 1.4 11 6 1.8 7 2.9 13
Cheeks 63 17.4 17 7.9 80 23 7.0 9 3.7 32
Middle face 10 2.8 4 1.9 14 11 3.3 14 5.7 25
Chin 1 0.3 2 0.9 3 2 0.6 0 0.0 2
Ears 3 0.8 9 4.2 12 3 0.9 8 3.3 11
Scalp 2 0.6 5 2.3 7 1 0.3 7 2.9 8
Eye area 11 3.1 8 3.7 19 3 0.9 1 0.4 4
Face/NS 9 2.5 3 1.4 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
Neck 3 0.8 3 1.4 6 3 0.9 7 2.9 10
Trunk 37 10.2 31 14.4 68 57 17.4 76 31.1 133
Abdomen 1 0.3 3 1.4 4 4 1.2 5 2.0 9
Genital area 5 1.4 0 0.0 5 6 1.8 0 0.0 6
Buttock 2 0.6 1 0.5 3 1 0.3 0 0.0 1
Legs 73 20.2 21 9.8 94 90 27.5 28 11.5 118
Arms 25 6.9 6 2.8 31 40 12.2 23 9.4 63
Palms 1 0.3 1 0.5 2 1 0.3 0 0.0 1
Dorsal hands 0 0.0 3 1.4 3 5 1.5 2 0.8 7
Hands, NS 11 3.1 6 2.8 17 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
Soles 28 7.8 27 12.6 55 3 0.9 6 2.5 9
Foot, NS 20 5.6 19 8.8 39 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
Dorsal foot 0 0.0 3 1.4 3 9 2.7 3 1.2 12
Body NS 6 1.7 5 2.3 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
Location NS 41 11.4 35 16.2 76 61 18.5 48 19.7 109
Total 360 100.0 215 100.0 575 329 100.0 244 100.0 573