Research Article
Paederus Dermatitis Outbreak in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of PD cases and controls, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.
| | Sociodemographic characteristics | Case (%) | Control (%) |
| | Sex | | Male | 20 (26.7) | 34 (22.7) | | Female | 55 (73.3) | 116 (77.3) | | Age group | | 0–19 | 25 (33.3) | 34 (22.7) | | 20–39 | 39 (52.9) | 92 (61.3) | | 40–59 | 8 (10.7) | 22 (14.7) | | 60–79 | 3 (4.0) | 2 (1.3) | | Ethnicity | | Oromo | 24 (32.0) | 40 (26.7) | | Amhara | 15 (20.0) | 30 (20.0) | | Tigrayans | 21 (28.0) | 42 (28.0) | | Gurage | 12 (16.0) | 16 (10.7) | | Others | 3 (4.0) | 22 (14.7) | | Religion | | Orthodox | 45 (60.0) | 83 (55.3) | | Muslim | 15 (20.0) | 28 (18.7) | | Protestant | 12 (16.0) | 37 (24.7) | | Catholic | 3 (4.0) | 2 (1.3) | | Educational status | | Illiterate | 6 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Read and write | 4 (5.3) | 3 (2.0) | | Primary | 36 (48.0) | 44 (29.3) | | Secondary | 18 (24.0) | 61 (40.7) | | Above secondary | 11 (14.7) | 42 (28.0) | | Marital status | | Single | 34 (45.3) | 59 (39.3) | | Married | 34 (45.3) | 80 (53.3) | | Divorced | 4 (5.4) | 7 (4.7) | | Window | 3 (4.0) | 4 (2.7) | | Place of residence | | District (10) | 28 (37.3) | 48 (32.0) | | District (11) | 11 (14.7) | 26 (17.3) | | District (15) | 36 (48.0) | 76 (50.7) | | Resident floor | | Ground floor | 6 (8.0) | 15 (10.0) | | First floor | 18 (24.0) | 35 (23.3) | | Second floor | 7 (9.3) | 17 (11.3) | | Third floor | 16 (21.3) | 47 (31.3) | | Fourth floor | 28 (37.4) | 36 (24.0) |
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