Research Article
Assessment of Etiology of Elephantiasis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Jeldu District, West Shoa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Type and sites swelling of elephantiasis cases (n = 77) in Jeldu district, West Shoa, Ethiopia.
| | Elephantiasis | value | Podo (n = 73) n (%) | LF (n = 4) n (%) | Total (n = 77) n (%) |
| Sex | Male | 48 (62.3) | 1 (1.3) | 49 (63.6) | | Female | 25 (32.5) | 3 (3.9) | 28 (36.4) | 0.01 |
| Site of swelling | Bilateral below knee | 64 (83.1) | 2 (2.6) | 66 (85.7) | ≤0.001 | Unilateral below knee | 8 (10.4) | 2 (2.6) | 10 (13) | | Unilateral above knee | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | |
| Type of swelling | Fibrotic (hard) | 67 (87) | 4 (5.2) | 71 (92.2) | ≤0.001 | Watery (soft) | 6 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 6 (7.8) | |
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