Table 3.

Village volunteer and patient reported adherence to care techniques over time, evaluation of the National Lymphedema Morbidity Management Program, Togo, 2010.

		Patient able to do initially			Patient able to do it after 3 years
		Total N	n	Percent (%)	Total N	n	Percent (%)
All patients	Washing	56	56	100	56	45	80
	Elevation	54	38	70	54	33	61
	Exercise	56	41	73	56	36	64
Patients from endemic districts	Washing	47	47	100	47	41	87
	Elevation	47	33	70	47	29	62
	Exercise	47	34	72	47	33	70
Patients from non-endemic districts	Washing	11	11	100	11	6	54
	Elevation	11	9	82	10	6	60
	Exercise	11	9	82	11	5	45