Table 3.
The number of skin diseases per provider, sex, type of area, and age group (as validated and corrected by the two validators and the third reviewer in case of disagreement)
| Provider | Sex | Type of area | Age (years) | Total (%) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMV | TH | M | F | R | U | 0–4 | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55+ | Nk | ||
| Tinea capitis | 1,636 | 820 | 2,299 | 157 | 893 | 1,563 | 203 | 1,987 | 195 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 2,456 (59.2) |
| Contact dermatitis | 200 | 112 | 225 | 87 | 140 | 172 | 63 | 124 | 63 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 312 (7.5) | |
| Pyoderma | 169 | 69 | 172 | 66 | 107 | 131 | 69 | 101 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 238 (5.7) |
| Pityriasis versicolor | 165 | 54 | 183 | 36 | 77 | 142 | 8 | 40 | 71 | 69 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 219 (5.3) |
| Superficial mycosis | 128 | 74 | 145 | 57 | 125 | 77 | 36 | 81 | 38 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 202 (4.9) | ||
| Scabies | 86 | 37 | 94 | 29 | 46 | 77 | 26 | 67 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 123 (3.0) | ||
| Leprosy | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 (0.4) | |||
| Does not fit flowchart | 459 | 122 | 414 | 167 | 203 | 378 | 56 | 236 | 139 | 137 | 34 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 581 (14.0) |
| Total | 2,855 | 1,292 | 3,545 | 602 | 1,599 | 2,548 | 462 | 2,642 | 563 | 277 | 103 | 40 | 28 | 32 | 4,147 (100) |
Abbreviations: PMV, patent medicine vendor; TH, traditional healer; M, male; F, female; R, rural; U, urban; Nk, not known.