Research Article
Assessment of Etiology of Elephantiasis and Its Associated Risk Factors in Jeldu District, West Shoa, Ethiopia
Table 6
Soil mineral types of the study villages in Jeldu district, West Shoa, Ethiopia.
| | Study villages | Type of minerals (mg/10 gm) | pH | Podoconiosis cases n (%) | | Aluminium (Al) | Iron (Fe) | Silicon (Si) | Potassium (K) | Calcium (Ca) |
| | Fallo | 0.98 | 4.05 | 2.87 | 5.38 | 4.55 | 7.3 | 12 (16.4) | | Goro | 0.83 | 3.96 | 3.51 | 9.44 | 7.21 | 7.1 | 7 (9.5) | | Haro | 0.55 | 2.93 | 0.72 | 8.23 | 10.41 | 6.7 | 5 (6.8) | | Osole | 1.67 | 8.71 | 3.42 | 7.12 | 5.12 | 7.4 | 14 (19.2) | | Suki | 1.07 | 3.28 | 1.22 | 12 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 8 (11) | | Taso | 0.82 | 3.82 | 1.36 | 6.43 | 2.33 | 7.1 | 10 (13.7) | | Urgaha | 2.21 | 4.64 | 4.65 | 1.39 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 17 (23.3) |
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