Table 2.

Summary of mean of different stages of tungiasis lesions treated with the grounded P. guineense in coconut oil ointment (day 0) over a two weeks post treatment periods.

Exposure Days	Stage I lesions	Mortality (%)	Stage II lesions	Mortality (%)	Stage III Lesions	Mortality (%)
0	1.52 ± 0.1	0.0	3.10 ± 0.4	0.0	5.00 ± 0.9	0.0
1	1.52 ± 0.1	0.0	3.10 ± 0.4	0.0	5.00 ± 0.9	0.0
2	1.52 ± 0.1	0.0	3.10 ± 0.4	0.0	5.00 ± 0.9	21.0a
3	1.52 ± 0.1	13.7a	3.10 ± 0.4	1.5a	3.72 ± 0.5	73.9a
4	1.42 ± 0.2	56.3ad	2.95 ± 0.3	95.4ad	3.64 ± 0.6	74.4ad
5	0.78 ± 0.2	85.7 ad	2.95 ± 0.3	1.5a	1.23 ± 0.3	55.3d
6	0.00 ± 0.0	100.0d	2.43 ± 0.3	10.8d	0.87 ± 0.2	98.4d
7	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	100.0d	0.00 ± 0.0	100.0d
8	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
9	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
10	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
11	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
12	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
13	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0
14	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0	0.00 ± 0.0	0.0

Analysis of variance (α = 0.05): F _(Days) = 8.26, P < .05; F _(Stage) = 15.03, P < .05.

^aLesions presenting no pain upon pressure.

^dLesions dried up.