Affiliation:
1. MD Community Medicine, Tutor, Govt. Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu.
2. Postgraduate, Department of Transfusion Medicine, The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu.
3. Diploma in Public Health, Medical Ofcer, Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Abstract
Background: Tinea infection is one of the common contagious human skin diseases. Though all age
groups are found to be susceptible to Tinea infection, children are actually at high risk. The study
objective was to nd out the prevalence and associated risk factors for Tinea among the school children aged 11 to 14 years in
Chidambaram. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 11 to 14 years old school children between the period of
October to December 2019 in urban Chidambaram. Data was obtained by using a pretested semi structured questionnaire.
Diagnosis of tinea was made by a trained investigator. Collected data was then entered in Microsoft excel and analysed by
using SPSS software. Results: Prevalence of tinea was found to be 10.3%. Various socio demographic factors, personal hygiene
aspects and housing conditions like age of the student, bathing regularly, overcrowding, type of house was found to be
statistically associated with tinea. Conclusions: Modication of some of the risk factors like overcrowding, type of house, will
help in controlling the spread of Tinea.
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