Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of amebic liver abscess patients (n = 90)
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 86 (95.56) |
Female | 4 (4.44) |
M:F ratio | 21.5:1 |
Mean age in years | 44.3 |
Socioeconomic class | |
Low class | 60 (67.67) |
Lower middle class | 30 (32.33) |
Education | |
Illiterate | 67 (74.44) |
Literate | 23 (25.56) |
Habitat | |
Rural | 63 (70) |
Urban | 27 (30) |
Ethnicity | |
Ethnic majority (Inhabitant) | 71 (78.89) |
Ethnic minority (Aborigine) | 19 (21.11) |
Habit of Alcohol consumption | |
Alcoholics | 70 (77.78) |
Non-alcoholics | 20 (22.22) |
Drug addiction | |
Addict | 02 (2.22) |
Non addict | 88 (97.78) |