Prevalence of tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Iraq

Fathi, HaithamB; Al-Samarai, A. G. M.

doi:10.26719/2000.6.1.128

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“…The odds of experiencing tinea capitis among schoolchildren who had hair wash at least once a week were 0.31 (95%CI: 0.24-0.42) times less than those schoolchildren who had hair wash greater than a week. This consistent with the study conducted in Iraq [60]. This could be due to the fact that keeping good personal hygiene like hair washing is one method of preventing tinea capitis.…”

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Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis

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Background Tinea capitis accounts for25 to 30% of all fungal infections, but it is often ignored because it is not life threatening in nature. It is more common among schoolchildren particularly in developing countries. Due to the presence of significant variability among the previous studies, this study was conducted to provide a pooled prevalence and associated factors of tinea capitis in Ethiopian schoolchildren. Method We conducted a systematic search in five major databases for articles similar to our topic. This review included school-based cross-sectional studies that were reported in English and conducted from 2006 through 2022. The data were extracted using Microsoft Excel and further analysis was done using StataTM Version 17.0 statistical software. Forest plots were used to assess the presence of heterogeneity with 95% confidence intervals. A random effects meta- analysis model was used to pool primary estimates. To declare the presence or absence of association, 95% confidence interval with odds ratio was used. Results Fourteen studies with a total of 9465 schoolchildren were included. The pooled prevalence was 29.03% (95%CI: 15.37–42.71). There was observed heterogeneity, which could be explained by publication bias (P = 0.04). Family history of tinea capitis (OR: 9.18, 95%CI: 3.5–24.02), under the age of 10 years (OR: 1.65, 95%CI: 1.17–2.33) were factors increasing the development of tinea capitis among schoolchildren and schoolchildren who had hair wash at least once a week (OR: 0.31, 95%CI: 0.24–0.42) was significantly associated with reduced risk for tinea capitis. Conclusion One of the most prevalent childhood health condition in Ethiopia is tinea capitis, which affects over one in every four schoolchildren. Schoolchildren who had family history of tinea capitis and under the age of 10 years were the identified risk factors but they had hair wash at least once a week was the protective factor of tinea capitis among schoolchildren. Clinical and public engagement activities are needed to overcome the burden of the disease.

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Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis

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“…The area of the head affected was cleaned with alcohol, hairs and scales were collected into dry, clean envelope for mycological examination using the technique described by Fathi et al (3). The hair scrapping was transported from the field in a dry and clean envelope.…”

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“…The prevalence rates of TC ranges broadly from 4% to 30% among school children in Western and Southern Africa (1,2). Despite being a common condition in the tropics, misdiagnosis of TC still occurs too often in clinical practice (3). Non-availability of equipment and trained personnel also remain the bane of management in many rural and suburban settings in Nigeria.…”

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Prediction of dermatophyte culture by clinical features: Saving time and cost in resource-poor settings

Akinboro

Olayinka

Onayemi

et al. 2013

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Background: Tinea capitis is common among children worldwide. Confirmation of diagnosis for early commencement of therapy and control has continued to be a major challenge in resource-poor settings. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 185 children in the rural community of Osogbo, Nigeria. Two thirds of the study population were children aged 5 to 8 years. Clinical history was documented and scalp scrapping of scales and hairs was obtained for microscopy and culture. Two sided fisher exact test was employed in the bivariate analysis. Results: The mean ± SD age for the culture positive and the negative children were 7.2 ± 2.2 years and 7.8 ± 2.7 years respectively. Dermatophyte culture positivity was found in 123 (66.5%) of the children. For the culture-positive children, the positive predictive values were high at 95%, 91%, 88%, and 87% and negative predictive values were low at 16%, 24%, 18% and 0% respectively for adenopathy, alopecia, pruritus, and scalp scaling as single symptom and sign respectively. For various combinations of any two symptoms, positive predictive values ranged from 73-82%, for three symptoms 81% and for four symptoms 77%. The combinations also demonstrated higher negative predictive values 67 -86% for two, 64% for three and 78% for four symptoms, the absence of which diagnosis could be held in doubt. Similarly, positive likelihood ratios were 2.7, 1.5,1.1, and 1.0 for adenopathy, alopecia, pruritus, and scalp scaling respectively. The positive likelihood ratios ranges from 1.6 -2.8 for various combinations of two cardinal symptoms; highest for adenopathy and alopecia, and 2.0 for three symptoms and 1.8 for all the four symptoms. Conclusions: Among pre adolescent children, culture positivity is well predicted when adenopathy and alopecia are present or in combination with scalp scaling. Consequently, control of infection may be further enhanced with omission of culture and early commencement of treatment.

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“…The epidemiology of T. capitis varies from place to place [5]. These variations range from changing prevalence, shifting agents, to seasonal escalations.…”

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“…Fathi et al attributed this variation to people's habits, lifestyle, and standards of hygiene, climate conditions and levels of education. [5] Previous works on T. capitis in our environment placed emphasis on prevalence and implicated aetiological agents, clinical types were not properly defined. Therefore, findings from a community based study of T. capitis was aimed at bridging existing gaps, proffer solution to lingering wildfire and continuous threat of T. capitis among children and may serve as an incentive to a more comprehensive approach to the management of T. capitis and generate data for further studies.…”

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The Pattern, Risk Factors and Clinico-Aetiological Correlate of Tinea Capitis Among the Children in a Tropical Community Setting of Osogbo, South-Western Nigeria

Akinboro

Olasode

Onayemi

2011

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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Prevalence of tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Iraq

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Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis

Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis

Prediction of dermatophyte culture by clinical features: Saving time and cost in resource-poor settings

The Pattern, Risk Factors and Clinico-Aetiological Correlate of Tinea Capitis Among the Children in a Tropical Community Setting of Osogbo, South-Western Nigeria

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