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Table 4 Diagnoses

From: Utilization of a mobile medical van for delivering pediatric care in the bateys of the Dominican Republic

Category

Diagnosis

Patients receiving diagnosis (total N = 584)

Number

% (95% CI)

GI infections

Parasites

319

54.6 (50.5–58.6)

Ameba

10

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

Giardia

2

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

Skin infections

Scabies

68

11.6 (9.2–14.5)

Skin superinfection

47

8.0 (6.1–10.5)

Ecthyma

22

3.8 (2.5–5.6)

Dermatitis/eczema

26

4.5 (3.1–6.4)

Fungal infections

Tinea capitis

48

8.2 (6.3–10.7)

Tinea corporis

40

6.8 (5.1–9.2)

Tinea versicolor

17

2.9 (1.8–4.6)

Candida

2

0.3 (0.1–1.2)

ENT/pulmonary

URI

133

22.8 (19.6–26.4)

Allergies

30

5.1 (3.6–7.2)

Asthma

18

3.1 (2.0–4.8)

Otitis media

20

3.4 (2.2–5.2)

General

Symptomatic anemia

42

7.2 (5.4–9.6)

Headache

56

9.6 (7.5–12.3)

Fever

29

5.0 (3.5–7.0)

Other

188

32.2 (28.5–36.1)