Table 1. Socio-demographic distribution of all 78 noma cases encountered between 2010 and 2018.
| Total cases (%) | Active disease (%) | Sequelae (%) | Mean (SD) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | <5 | 6 (7.7) | 6 (50.0) | 2.7 (1.03) |
U = 74.500; P = 0.001* |
|
| 5–10 | 7 (9.0) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (4.5) | 8.4 (1.72) | ||
| 11–15 | 11 (14.1) | 11(16.7) | 13.5 (1.13) | |||
| 16–20 | 7 (9.0) | 7 (10.6) | 17.7 (1.50) | |||
| 21–25 | 7 (9.0) | 7 (10.6) | 23.9 (1.46) | |||
| 26–30 | 6 (7.7) | 1 (8.3) | 5 (7.6) | 28.6 (1.21) | ||
| >30 | 34 (43.6) | 1(8.3) | 33(50.0) | 47.5 (12.55) | ||
| Sex | Male | 42 (53.8) | 7 (58.3) | 35 (53.0) | χ2 = 0.115; df = 1; p = 0.735 |
|
| Female | 36 (46.2) | 5 (41.7) | 31 (47.0) | |||
| Occupation | Child (uneducated) | 13 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 3 (4.6) | ||
| Adolescent (uneducated) | 7 (9.0) | 7 (10.6) | ||||
| Students | 6 (7.7) | 6 (9.1) | ||||
| Farmers/Fishermen/Cattle rearers | 12 (15.4) | 12 (18.2) | ||||
| Artisans | 11 (14.1) | 1(8.3) | 10 (15.2) | |||
| Unemployed | 29 (37.2) | 1(8.3) | 28 (42.4) | |||
| Residential State | Federal Capital Territory (FCT) | 21 (26.9) | 3 (25.0) | 18 (27.3) |
χ2 = 0.224; df = 3; p = 0.974 |
|
| Kogi | 9 (11.5) | 1 (8.3) | 8 (12.1) | |||
| Nasarawa | 23 (29.5) | 4 (33.3) | 19 (28.8) | |||
| Niger | 25 (32.1) | 4 (33.3) | 21 (31.8) | |||
*Statistically significant difference; P<0.05; Mann-Whitney U test