Prevalence and Etiologic Agents of Dermatophytosis among Primary School Children in Harari Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

Frequency distribution of dermatophytosis with respect to students’ sex, age, and residence in Harari Regional State, Ethiopia, from April to June 2015.

Clinical diagnosis		Sex			Residence			Age group				Grade level
		Male	Female		Urban	Rural		5–9	10–14	≥15		1-2	3-4	5-6
Positive	Tinea capitis	39	38	0.000	70	7	0.086	32	45	0	0.012	34	24	19	0.004
	Tinea corporis	9	9		17	1		4	14	0		6	2	10
	Tinea unguium	2	2		4	0		0	4	0		0	0	4
	Tinea capitis + tinea corporis	9	6		15	0		7	8	0		7	3	5
	Tinea capitis + tinea unguium	1	0		1	0		1	0	0		1	0	0
Negative		151	162	0.000	303	10	0.086	85	215	13	0.012	76	103	134	0.004
Total		211	217		410	18		129	286	13		124	127	177