Table 6 Clinical history and personal hygiene characteristics of patients, N = 280
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Wounds present on the affected legs | Yes | 13 | 4.6 |
No | 267 | 95.4 | |
If wounds present, do you clean the wound (N = 13) | Yes | 9 | 69.2 |
No | 4 | 30.8 | |
Experienced acute attack of the affected leg | Yes | 243 | 86.8 |
No | 37 | 13.2 | |
If experienced ALA, knew cause of acute attack (N = 243) | Don’t know | 43 | 17.7 |
When walking long distance for hours | 48 | 19.7 | |
When weather condition changes | 152 | 62.6 | |
Frequency of ALA occurrence, (N = 243) | Monthly | 68 | 28 |
More than once a month | 41 | 16.9 | |
Every year | 134 | 55.1 | |
Legs affected | Both legs | 243 | 86.8 |
Only one leg | 37 | 13.2 | |
Progression of swelling | Don’t remember | 39 | 13.9 |
From down to up knee | 226 | 80.7 | |
From hip to down | 15 | 5.4 | |
Duration of swelling | 20 years or less | 170 | 60.7 |
21–40 years | 99 | 35.4 | |
41 and above years | 11 | 3.9 | |
Family history of leg swelling | Yes | 59 | 21.1 |
No | 221 | 78.9 | |
Number of family member affected (N = 59) | One | 41 | 69.5 |
Two | 12 | 20.3 | |
Three | 2 | 3.4 | |
Four | 4 | 6.8 | |
Relationship with affected family member (one patient might have more than one family member affected, therefore total sum of percent became more than 100%) | Father | 15 | 25.4 |
Mother | 19 | 32.2 | |
Child | 25 | 42.4 | |
Sister | 8 | 13.6 | |
Brother | 7 | 11.9 | |
Grand family | 8 | 13.6 | |
Patient worn shoes at the time of interview | Yes | 233 | 83.2 |
No | 47 | 16.8 | |
Type of shoes patient worn at the time of interview (N = 233) | Canvas | 161 | 69.1 |
Fully covered leather | 2 | 0.9 | |
Hard plastic | 1 | 0.4 | |
Open shoes | 69 | 29.6 | |
Cleanliness of legs | Clean and intact | 138 | 49.3 |
Not clean | 142 | 50.7 | |
Odor of the leg | No odor | 213 | 76.1 |
Has bad odor | 67 | 23.9 |