Table 2.
Candida spp. distribution with regard to patients' demographic and clinical symptoms.
| Variables |
C. albicans N (%) |
C. glabrata N (%) |
C. krusei N (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||||
| 20 -25 | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.7755 |
| 26 – 30 | 6 (42.8) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (21.5) | |
| 31 - 40 | 10 (55.5) | 6 (33.3) | 2 (11.2) | |
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| Level of education | ||||
| None | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0.1994 |
| Primary | 0 (0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
| Secondary | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | 0 (0) | |
| Tertiary | 13 (56.5) | 7 (30.4) | 3 (13.1) | |
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| Clinical Symptoms | ||||
| Discharge | ||||
| Yes | 8 (44.5) | 6 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 0.4293 |
| No | 9 (60) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Itching | ||||
| Yes | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.0317 |
| No | 11 (40.7) | 11 (40.7) | 5 (18.6) | |
| Malodor | ||||
| Yes | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 0.6276 |
| No | 16 (53.3) | 10 (33.3) | 4 (13.4) | |
N: number of individuals; Chi square test was performed to generate p values for differences in Candida species distribution with regard to age, level of education, and clinical symptoms.