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Mat<strong>the</strong>w Biniyam KursahTRITA LWR Master ThesisTable 3 Occupation <strong>of</strong> respondentsOccupationPlaceFarming Self employed/tradeStudent Teaching/NurseCivilServantUnemployedTotalCentral Town 1 3 13 2 2 2 23Toma 5 3 23 1 1 1 34Chief-section 9 2 14 1 3 1 30Bordagbalm 15 0 1 0 0 0 16Wapuli 12 2 6 2 0 0 22Total 42 10 57 6 4 4 125Table 4 Four-year trend <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> top 10 diseases in Saboba District. Source: DHMT (2006)DiseaseYear2002 2003 2004 20051 Malaria 16,806 23,459 20,729 26,467 87,4612 Diarrhoeal 4,350 5,532 4,833 6,899 21,6143 RTI 1,639 3,853 5,745 8,567 19,8044 Skin disease 2,055 3,194 3,872 5,233 14,3545 Accidents 1956 1,602 3,233 2,281 9,0726 Anaemia 192 825 1,324 2,243 4,5847 Intestinal worms 130 463 1,036 2,056 3,6858 Typhoid 161 287 3,844 7,725 12,0179 Gynaecological disorders 685 311 546 624 2,16610 Hypertension 69 431 540 695 1,735TotalTotal 28,043 39,957 45,702 62,790 176,492Table 5 Sampled results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> top 10 diseases in Saboba District in 2007Source: Sampled from SMC Record Book (2007)Disease Frequency PercentMalaria 4827 50.6Typhoid 1142 12RTI 944 9.9Diarrhoeal dis. 316 3.3Wounds 153 1.6Infections 92 1.0Skin diseases 90 0.9Intestinal worms 68 0.7Hypertension 49 0.51Fever 48 0.5Total <strong>of</strong> Top 10 Diseases 7729 81Total Sampled Size 9547 10018