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Table 1 Infections identified by age group and type, Timor-Leste, September 2007.

From: The prevalence of common skin infections in four districts in Timor-Leste: a cross sectional survey

Age Group in years

Cases (%)

 

No infection identified

Fungal

Scabies

Pyoderma

Leprosy

Yaws

0 to 5 (n = 100)

18 (18.0)

24 (24.0)

58 (58.0)

30 (30.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 to 10 (n = 145)

60 (41.3)

44 (30.3)

38 (26.0)

18 (12.3)

1 (0.7)

3 (2.0)

11 to 15 (n = 483)

223 (46.1)

195 (40.4)

71 (14.7)

34 (7.0)

5 (1.0)

3 (1.0)

16 to 20 (n = 486)

254 (52.2)

175 (36.0)

50 (10.3)

22 (4.5)

11 (2.3)

0 (0.0)

21 to 30 (n = 101)

40 (40.0)

49 (48.0)

11 (11.0)

4 (4.0)

4 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

31 to 50 (n = 153)

52 (34.0)

77 (50.3)

27 (18.0)

3 (2.0)

6 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

over 50 (n = 67)

27 (40.3)

29 (43.2)

11 (16.4)

1 (0.9)

2 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

Total (n = 1535)

674 (44.0)

593 (39.0)

266 (17.0)

112 (7.0)

29 (2.0)

6 (0.4)

  1. * Individuals maybe counted more than once if they had more than one condition