Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of people with podoconiosis ≥ 15 years of age in Ethiopia*
| Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender Female | 3045 (58.0) |
| Male | 2208 (42.0) |
| Age group: 15–24 | 538 (10.24) |
| 25–34 | 918 (17.48) |
| 35–44 | 1119 (21.30) |
| 45–54 | 1064 (20.26) |
| 55–64 | 868 (16.52) |
| > = 65 | 746 (14.20) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 557 (10.6) |
| Married | 3722 (70.9) |
| Divorced | 272 (5.2) |
| Widowed | 702 (13.4) |
| Duration of podoconiosis Mean (SD) | 25.04 (14.58) |
| Shoe wearing duration in years Mean (SD) | 22.42 (14.76) |
| Disease stage | |
| Stage 1 | 875 (16.7) |
| Stage 2 | 2562 (48.8) |
| Stage 3 | 1399 (26.6) |
| Stage 4 | 308 (5.9) |
| Stage 5 | 109 (2.1) |
| Occupation professional1 | 68 (1.3) |
| Semiskilled2 | 3488 (66.2) |
| Unemployed3 | 1705 (32.5) |
| Residence rural | 4467 (85.0) |
| Urban | 786 (15.0) |
| Ever attended school | |
| Yes | 1087 (20.7) |
| No | 4166 (79.3) |
| Literacy no formal education | 4166 (79.3) |
| Primary (1–8) | 906 (17.2) |
| Secondary (9+) | 181 (3.4) |
| Family history of leg swelling | |
| Yes | 1192 (22.7) |
| No | 4061 (77.3) |
| Number in family with leg swelling, dead or alive (N = 1192), Mean (SD) | 1.44 (1.73) |
| 1 | 857 (71.9) |
| 2 | 222 (18.6) |
| 3 | 74 (6.2) |
| >3 | 39 (3.3) |
| Age at first noticing the swelling Mean (SD) | 24.67 (15.06) |
| < 10 | 630 (12.0) |
| 10–19 | 1395 (26.6) |
| 20–29 | 1335 (25.4) |
| 30–39 | 898 (17.1) |
| 40–49 | 567 (10.8) |
| ≥ 50 | 428 (8.1) |
| Years lived with swelling | |
| < 10 | 1817 (34.6) |
| 10–19 | 1478 (28.1) |
| 20–29 | 918 (17.5) |
| 30–39 | 555 (10.6) |
| 40–49 | 318 (6.1) |
| > = 50 | 167 (3.2) |
*
In total 5,253 individuals with podoconiosis were identified among 129,559 surveyed individuals.
1
Certified professional.
2
Not-certified.
3
Currently not employed and dependent on others for living.