Research Article
Cutaneous Mycoses among Rice Farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria
Table 1
Distribution of cutaneous mycoses according to site of infection, sex, and age of rice farmers.
| | Site of infection | Number of samples collected | Sex | Age | | Males | Females | <15 | 16–30 | 31–45 | >45 |
| | Finger nails | 90 (44.78%) | 19 | 71 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 9 | | Toe nails | 45 (22.39%) | 20 | 25 | — | 23 | 16 | 6 | | Glabrous skin | 27 (13.43%) | 10 | 17 | — | 15 | 8 | 4 | | Foot | 20 (9.95%) | 16 | 4 | — | 6 | 10 | 4 | | Finger/toe web | 12 (5.97%) | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Scalp | 7 (3.48%) | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — |
| | Total (no) | 201 | 78 | 123 | 8 | 96 | 72 | 25 |
| | Total (%) | 100 | 38.81 | 61.19 | 3.98 | 47.76 | 35.82 | 12.44 |
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