The Prevalence and Pattern of Superficial Fungal Infections among School Children in Ile-Ife, South-Western Nigeria

Table 2

Prevalence and Clinical types of superficial fungal infections among primary school children in Ile-Ife.

Type	Frequency	% Prevalence among all children examined ()	% Prevalence among those with infections ()
Tinea capitis alone	215	26.9	76.8
Pityriasis versicolor	35	4.4	12.5
Pityriasis versicolor and tinea capitis	12	1.5	4.3
Tinea unguium	6	0.8	2.1
Tinea corporis	5	0.6	1.8
Tinea faciei	4	0.5	1.4
Tinea manuum	1	0.1	0.4
Tinea capitis and tinea faciei	1	0.1	0.4
Tinea capitis and tinea unguium	1	0.1	0.4
Total	280	35	100.0