Table 4 Study participant history and treatment seeking behavior of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ganta-afeshum, Tigrai, and northern Ethiopia
Questions | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Household with history of cutaneous leishmaniasis | Yes | 146 (38) |
No | 238 (62) | |
Most cutaneous leishmaniasis affected groups? n = 146 | < 5 years children | 66 (45) |
6–18 | 58 (38) | |
> 19 | 22 (17) | |
Gender affected n = 146 | Male | 44 (30) |
Female | 102 (70) | |
Did you seek treatment for the cutaneous leishmaniasis from any source? n = 146 | Yes | 146 (100) |
If “Yes” Where was taken treatment? | Health facilities | 14 (10) |
Traditional healer | 132 (90) |