Table 2. Prevalence of lymphedema and podoconiosis disaggregated by region, age and sex.
| Region | Total surveyed | Number of lymphedema cases | Prevalence (%) | Podoconiosis cases | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamawa | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central | 1,932 | 9 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.2 |
| East | 1,195 | 7 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Extreme North | 803 | 10 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Littoral | 1,228 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.3 |
| North | 692 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| North West | 1,113 | 26 | 2.3 | 19 | 1.7 |
| West | 1,323 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 |
| South West | 1,137 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| South | 435 | 3 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Total | 10,178 | 83 | 0.8 | 52 | 0.5 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 4,350 | 43 | 1.0 | 29 | 0.7 |
| Female | 5,828 | 40 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.4 |
| Age | |||||
| 15–24 | 2,839 | 7 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 25–34 | 2,535 | 12 | 0.5 | 9 | 0.4 |
| 35–44 | 2,012 | 8 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.4 |
| 45–54 | 1,266 | 15 | 1.2 | 11 | 0.9 |
| 55–64 | 735 | 13 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.1 |
| 65–74 | 506 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 75–84 | 178 | 11 | 6.2 | 6 | 3.4 |
| > = 85 | 55 | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 |