Table 2.
Prevalence of dermatophytosis among patients attending Kampala International Hospital based on microscopic examination (KOH) according to age.
| Age | No. of samples collected | Microscopy (KOH) | Culture n =49 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive, n (%) | Negative | Positive, n (%) | Negative | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| 1-10 | 3 | 3(100) | 0 (0.00) | 2(4.08) | 1(2.04) |
| 11-20 | 16 | 12(75.00) | 4(25.00) | 10(20.41) | 2(4.08) |
| 21-30 | 20 | 13(75.00) | 7(35.00) | 7(14.29) | 6(12.24) |
| 31-40 | 26 | 13(50.00) | 13(50.00) | 8(16.33) | 5(10.20) |
| 41-50 | 16 | 6(37.5) | 10(62.5) | 1(2.04) | 5(10.20) |
| 51-60 | 9 | 1(11.11) | 8(88.89) | 0(0.00) | 1(2.04) |
| >60 | 10 | 1(10.00) | 9(90.00) | 0(0.00) | 1(2.04) |
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| Total | 100 | 49(49) | 51 (51) | 28 (57.14) | 21 (42.86) |
| 95%CI: 0.3930-0.5876∗ | 95%CI: 0.1987-0.3739 | ||||
Key: Microscopic results were statistically significant for age group using chi-square, p = 0.001∗, CI: confidence interval.