The distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq: demographic and climate aspects
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Article Category: Brief communication (Original)
Published Online: Aug 31, 2017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1103.556
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© 2017 Harith Saeed Al-Warid, Ihsan M. Al-Saqur, Sumayah B. Al-Tuwaijari, Karim A. M. AL Zadawi
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Sex and age of 7112 patients in Iraq with cutaneous leishmaniasis for the years 2011–2013
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | number | % | |
| Male | 1741 | 58.5 | 1469 | 59.1 | 941 | 57.1 | 4151 | 58.4 |
| Female | 1237 | 41.5 | 1017 | 40.9 | 707 | 42.9 | 2961 | 41.6 |
| <1 y | 168 | 5.6 | 234 | 9.4 | 194 | 11.8 | 596 | 8.4 |
| 1–4 y | 839 | 28.2 | 286 | 11.5 | 267 | 16.2 | 1392 | 19.6 |
| 5–14 y | 905 | 30.4 | 607 | 24.4 | 367 | 22.3 | 1879 | 26.4 |
| 15–45 y | 819 | 27.5 | 917 | 36.9 | 596 | 36.2 | 2332 | 32.8 |
| >45 y | 247 | 8.3 | 442 | 17.8 | 224 | 13.6 | 913 | 12.8 |
| <1 y, male | 109 | 3.7 | 108 | 4.3 | 107 | 6.5 | 324 | 4.6 |
| <1 y, female | 59 | 2.0 | 126 | 5.1 | 87 | 5.3 | 272 | 3.8 |
| 1–4 y, male | 459 | 15.4 | 145 | 5.8 | 148 | 9.0 | 752 | 10.6 |
| 1–4 y, female | 380 | 12.8 | 141 | 5.7 | 119 | 7.2 | 640 | 9.0 |
| 5–14 y, male | 507 | 17.0 | 327 | 13.2 | 204 | 12.4 | 1038 | 14.6 |
| 5–14 y, female | 398 | 13.4 | 280 | 11.3 | 163 | 9.9 | 841 | 11.8 |
| 15–45 y, male | 481 | 16.2 | 578 | 23.3 | 356 | 21.6 | 1415 | 19.9 |
| 15–45 y, female | 338 | 11.4 | 339 | 13.7 | 240 | 14.6 | 917 | 12.9 |
| >45 y, male | 145 | 4.9 | 311 | 12.5 | 126 | 7.6 | 582 | 8.2 |
| >45 y, female | 102 | 3.4 | 131 | 5.7 | 98 | 5.9 | 331 | 4.7 |