Research Article
Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among School Children in Nok Community of Kaduna State, Nigeria
Table 1
Demographic data and other factors in relation to tinea capitis among school children in Nok community, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
| Factor | Subcategory | Number of children with tinea capitis | Total number of children | p value |
| Gender | Male | 27 (41.5) | 65 | 0.402 | Female | 18 (51.4) | 35 |
| Age group (years) | 5–10 | 29 (45.3) | 64 | 0.524 | 11–15 | 16 (44.4) | 36 |
| Family size | 1–5 | 28 (37.8) | 74 | 0.022 | 5–10 | 17 (65.4) | 26 |
| Father’s level of education | None | 2 (66.7) | 3 | 0.100 | Primary | 3 (30.0) | 10 | Secondary | 31 (41.3) | 75 | Tertiary | 9 (75.0) | 12 |
| Mother’s level of education | None | 1 (100.0) | 1 | 0.414 | Primary | 12 (38.7) | 31 | Secondary | 28 (45.2) | 62 | Tertiary | 4 (66.7) | 6 |
| Awareness about tinea capitis | Yes | 35 (47.3) | 74 | 0.497 | No | 10 (38.5) | 26 |
| Hair cut at barbing salons | Yes | 19 (46.3) | 41 | 0.280 | No | 12 (35.3) | 34 | No response | 14 (56.0) | 25 |
| Sharing beds with other person(s) | Yes | 36 (57.1) | 63 | 0.002 | No | 9 (24.3) | 37 |
| Sharing combs with other person(s) | Yes | 38 (48.1) | 79 | 0.188 | No | 6 (30.0) | 20 | No response | 1 (100.0) | 1 |
| Sharing caps or scarves with other person(s) | Yes | 23 (54.8) | 42 | 0.107 | No | 22 (37.9) | 58 |
| Sharing towels with other person(s) | Yes | 33 (47.1) | 70 | 0.661 | No | 12 (40.0) | 30 |
| Presence of domestic animals at home | Yes | 42 (44.7) | 94 | 1.00 | No | 3 (50.0) | 6 |
| Carrying objects on bare head | Yes | 41 (45.6) | 90 | 1.00 | No | 4 (40) | 10 |
| Previous treatment | Yes | 16 (43.2) | 37 | 0.624 | No | 29 (46.8) | 62 | No response | 0 (0) | 1 |
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Significantly different ( defined as the minimum level of significance).
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