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Chairman NMA
Dr Umar Muhammad Muktar
Chairman NMA Sokoto
Abstract
| Volume 10 Number 3 - 4 July - December 2022 |
| Jamila M, Balarabe SA |
| Background: Tinea capitis is an important public health problem especially among children. It is the commonest cause of dematophyte infection in children younger than 10 years of age. The prevalence of this disease varies between different regions and is on the rise in many parts of the world especially Africa. The difference in prevalence depends on the prevailing risk factors and the measures put forward by the government to curtail them. Prevalence of tinea capitis in Southeast Asia has dropped from 14% to 1.2% due to increase in hygiene level. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of tinea capitis among primary school children in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Seven hundred and sixty (760) randomly chosen primary school children from selected primary schools in Sokoto state whose parents have consented to the study were recruited, following Multi stage sampling method Results: A total of seven hundred and thirty (730) children out of the seven hundred and sixty (760) who met the inclusion criteria eventually participated in the study. Males constituted 478 (65.5%) of the subjects while 252 (34.4%) were females, with a sex ratio of 1.9:1. The age range of the children was between 5 and 18 years with a mean of 11.4 ± 2.4 years. Two hundred and twenty six out of 730 children showed clinical evidence of tinea capitis infection giving a clinical prevalence of 31%. However, only 117 children (16%) were subsequently confirmed to have tinea capitis using KOH direct microscopy Conclusion: This study which was aimed at assessing the Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among primary school children in Sokoto State found the prevalence of the infection in the state to be high. M. audouinii, T. mentagrophytes and T. verrucous were the commonest isolates. Therefore, avoiding overcrowding in schools, maintenance of good level of personal hygiene as well as screening and treatment of affected c |
| 10.47837/CMJ.2020814.1 |
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