Table 3.

Frequency of category and subcategory

Category	Frequencies of categories N (%)	Subcategory	Frequencies of subcategories N (%)
Symptoms, symptoms management and pain	21 (95.5%)	Hurting	9 (20.0)
		Itching	8 (17.8)
		Bleeding	7 (15.6)
		Burning/stinging	6 (13.3)
		Irritated	5 (11.1)
		Flaking	5 (11.1)
		Discomfort	5 (11.1)
Functioning and activities of daily living (ADLs)	20 (90.9%)	Summer activities	10 (18.9)
		Choose of clothes	8 (15.1)
		Good sleep	8 (15.1)
		Go out of the house	6 (11.3)
		Take a bath	4 (7.5)
		Go to public baths or pools	3 (5.7)
		Go to hairdresser	3 (5.7)
		Sporting activities	2 (3.8)
		Walk	2 (3.8)
		Make the bed	2 (3.8)
		Sunbath on beach	1 (1.9)
		Buy clothes	1 (1.9)
		Go on a business trip	1 (1.9)
		Take a bus or taxi	1 (1.9)
		Do housework	1 (1.9)
Psychological impact/mental health	19 (86.4%)	Feel anxious	11 (21.6)
		Feel inferior	9 (17.6)
		Feel depressed	8 (15.7)
		Feel irritable	7 (13.7)
		Feel lack of hope	6 (11.8)
		Feel embarrassed	3 (5.9)
		Feel suicidal	3 (5.9)
		Perceived stigma	1 (2.0)
		Feel short tempered	1 (2.0)
		Feel dependent	1 (2.0)
		Feel the body is unclean	1 (2.0)
Social impact	19 (86.4%)	Worry about the thoughts of others	10 (21.7)
		Sexual behavior	9 (19.6)
		Make friends and meet people	7 (15.2)
		Relationships, marriages, childbearing being affected	7 (15.2)
		Worry about the reactions of others	4 (8.7)
		Social contacts and activities	4 (8.7)
		Work and career	3 (6.5)
		Feel lack of understandings of others	1 (2.2)
		Relationships with family	1 (2.2)
Employment and finances	13 (59.1%)	Reduced ability to work	6 (28.6)
		Lower income	10 (45.5)
		Cannot go to school	3 (14.3)
		Choices of a job being affected	2 (9.5)