Table 2.
Risk factors and signs related to Tinea capitis among school children in Gondar city, 2021 (n = 394)
| Variables | Response | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iching hair | Yes | 113 | 28.7% |
| No | 281 | 71.3% | |
| Hair loss | Yes | 95 | 24.1% |
| No | 299 | 75.9% | |
| Alopecia | Yes | 27 | 6.9% |
| No | 367 | 93.1% | |
| Oozing lesion | Yes | 65 | 16.5% |
| No | 329 | 83.5% | |
| Scaly lesion | Yes | 118 | 29.9% |
| No | 276 | 70.1% | |
| Share beds | Yes | 308 | 78.2% |
| No | 86 | 21.8% | |
| Share blades | Yes | 143 | 36.3% |
| No | 251 | 63.7% | |
| Animal contact | Yes | 303 | 76.9% |
| No | 91 | 23.1% | |
| Family similar illness | Yes | 66 | 16.8% |
| No | 328 | 83.2% |