Research Article

Incidence and Trends of Leishmaniasis and Its Risk Factors in Humera, Western Tigray

Table 1

Trends of leishmaniasis in relation to age and sex.

YearDemographic No. of cases Percent

2012Age in years0-47413.6
5 to 148515.6
≥1538770.8
Total546100
SexFemale7413.6
Male47286.4
Total546100

2013Age0-45811.4
5 to 146011.8
≥1539276.9
Total510100
SexFemale6312.4
Male44787.6
Total510100

2014Age0-4294.7
5 to 1410416.9
≥1548478.4
Total617100
SexFemale396.3
Male57893.7
Total617100

2015Age0-4229.0
5 to 14249.8
≥1519981.2
Total245100
SexFemale2711.0
Male21889.0
Total245100

2016Age0-4229.9
5 to 142511.3
≥1517578.8
Total222100
SexFemale3817.1
Male18482.9
Total222100

2017Age0-422.2
5 to 1466.5
≥158491.3
Total92100
SexFemale33.3
Male8996.7
Total92100