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

Table 2

Frequency distribution of dermatophytes with respect to sex, age, grade level, and residence in Harari Regional State, Ethiopia, from April to June 2015.

Culture result		Dermatophyte species	Sex			Residence			Age group			Grade levels
			Male	Female		Urban	Rural		5–9	10–14		1-2	3-4	5-6
Positive	100	T. rubrum	14	10	0.034	24	0	0.047	11	13	0.843	12	4	8	0.306
		M. audouinii	0	2		2	0		1	1		1	1	0
		T. violaceum	25	18		41	2		15	28		16	11	16
		T. mentagrophytes	7	5		11	1		3	9		6	0	6
		E. floccosum	0	8		8	0		3	5		3	4	1
		M. canis	6	5		8	33		5	6		5	1	5
Negative	15		8	7		13	2		6	9		5	3	7
Total	115		60	55		107	8		44	71		48	24	43