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Table 3 Frequency of washing affected limb with soap and water in the advised manner, at baseline and at the end evaluation

From: The development of a capacity-strengthening program to promote self-care practices among people with lymphatic filariasis-related lymphedema in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Variables

Baseline (n = 173)

Evaluation (n = 164)

P value

n (frequency, %)

n (frequency, %)

More than once per day

55 (31.8)

83 (50.6)

0.001

Once daily

31 (17.9)

48 (29.3)

 = 0.019

More than once per week

16 (9.2)

6 (3.7)

 = 0.063

Once per week

11 (6.4)

11 (6.7)

 = 0.928

More than once per month

15 (8.7)

1 (0.6)

 = 0.001

Once per month

45 (26.0)

15 (9.1)

 < 0.001

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Infectious Diseases of Poverty

ISSN: 2049-9957

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