Research Article

Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Uganda

Table 1

Prevalence of dermatophytosis among patients attending Kampala International Hospital based on microscopic examination (KOH) according to gender.

Gender No. of samples collectedMicroscopic (KOH)Culture n=49
PositiveNegative Total (%)Positive Negative Total
(%)
n (%)n (%)n (%)n (%)

Male5326(49.06)27 (50.94)53(100)19 (38.78)7(14.29)26 (53.06)
Female4723(48.93)24 (51.06)47(100)09(18.37)14(28.57)23(4994)

Total10049 (100)51(100)100(100)28(57.15)21(42.85)49(100)

Key: Microscopic results were not statistically significant using chi-square, p = 0.990.