Table 1.
Frequency distribution of CL patients based on demographic information from 2014 to 2017 in Abadan city
| Characteristic | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 35 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 93 (61.59%) |
| Female | 24 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 (38.41%) |
| Age | |||||
| 0–10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 35 (23.17%) |
| 10–20 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 (19.2%) |
| 20–30 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 41 (27.16%) |
| 30–40 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 (9.28%) |
| 40–50 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 (9.94%) |
| 50–60 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 (7.94%) |
| 60–70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.98%) |
| 70–80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.33%) |
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 36 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 109 (72.18%) |
| Rural | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42 (27.82%) |
| Season | |||||
| Spring | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 (17.21%) |
| Summer | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 (16.55%) |
| Autumn | 13 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 41 (27.16%) |
| Winter | 42 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 59 (39.08%) |
| Location of lesions | |||||
| Hands | 42 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 85 (43.15%) |
| Feet | 26 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 69 (35.02%) |
| Face | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 33 (16.75%) |
| Body | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 (5.08%) |
| Total | 81 | 44 | 49 | 23 | 197 (100%) |
| Types of lesions | |||||
| Wet | 36 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 91 (46.2%) |
| Dry | 45 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 106 (53.8%) |
| Job | |||||
| Unemployed | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 (5.3%) |
| Soldier | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 (12.58%) |
| Laborer | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 (7.3%) |
| Housewife | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 35 (23.17%) |
| Other businesses | 25 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 78 (51.65%) |