Table 1.
Prevalence of dermatophytosis among patients attending Kampala International Hospital based on microscopic examination (KOH) according to gender.
| Gender | No. of samples collected | Microscopic (KOH) | Culture n=49 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | Total (%) | Positive | Negative | Total (%) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Male | 53 | 26(49.06) | 27 (50.94) | 53(100) | 19 (38.78) | 7(14.29) | 26 (53.06) |
| Female | 47 | 23(48.93) | 24 (51.06) | 47(100) | 09(18.37) | 14(28.57) | 23(4994) |
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| Total | 100 | 49 (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.