Table 3.
Parameter | Hydrocele average estimate | Lymphedema average estimate | Source |
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Acute Disease | |||
Percentage of clinical patients who experience ADL episodes per year | 70 % | 95 % | [8, 10–17] |
Frequency of ADL episodes for clinical patients (in absence of MDA) | 2 per year | 4 per year | [8, 10–17] |
Average duration of an ADL episode | 4 days | 4 days | [8, 10–17] |
Reduction in the frequency of ADL episodes by MDA | 50 % | 50 % | [33, 36, 37] |
Chronic Disease | |||
Percentage in different clinical disease states | 62.5 % | 37.5 % | [7] |
Percentage of chronic disease alleviated by MDA | 10 % | 15 % | [20, 30–35] |
Due to the lack of region-specific data, a standard rate or proportion was utilized for each GPELF country. ADL acute adenolymphangitis, MDA mass drug administration