Table 1 Age and Sex distribution of primary school children with skin disorders in Dar es Salaam (n = 420)
From: The spectrum of dermatological disorders among primary school children in Dar es Salaam
| Skin disorders | Sex | Age-group (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M = 213 |
F = 207 | P-value |
6-10 = 156 |
11-15 = 237 |
16-19 = 27 | TOTAL | P-value | |
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||||
| Infective skin disorders | ||||||||
| Dermatophytosis |
27 (12.6) |
21 (10.1) | 0.41 |
23 (21.8) |
24 (15.6) |
1 (3.7) |
48
(11.4) | 0.045 |
| Pityriasis versicolor |
23 (10.7) |
13 (6.2) | 0.09 |
4 (2.5) |
26 (10.9) |
6 (22.2) |
36
(8.6) | 0.0004 |
| Pyodermas |
9 (4.2) |
8 (3.9) | 0.85 |
6 (3.8) |
10 (4.2) |
1 (3.7) |
17
(4.0) | - |
| Pediculosis capitis |
5 (2.3) |
10 (4.8) | 0.17 |
7 (4.5) |
8 (3.4) | 0 |
15
(3.6) | - |
| Scabies |
4 (1.8) |
2 (0.9) | 0.70 |
1 (0.6) |
5 (2.1) | 0 |
6
(1.4) | - |
| Viral warts |
2 (0.9) |
4 (1.9) | 0.65 |
4 (2.5) |
2 (0.8) | 0 |
6
(1.4) | - |
| Non infective skin disorders | ||||||||
| Acne vulgaris |
78 (36.6) |
75 (36.2) | 0.93 | 0 |
143 (60.3) |
10 (37.0) |
153
(36.4) | - |
| Non specific ulcers |
14 (6.5) |
7 (3.4) | 0.133 |
10 (6.4) |
11 (5.2) | 0 |
21
(5) | - |
| Atopic eczema |
6 (2.8) |
5 (2.4) | 0.79 |
6 (3.8) |
4 (1.7) |
1 (3.7) |
11
(2.6) | - |
| Birth marks |
6 (2.8) |
4 (1.9) | 0.78 |
6 (3.8) |
3 (1.2) |
1 (3.7) |
10
(2.3) | - |
| Seborrheic eczema |
3 (1.4) |
2 (0.9) | 0.97 |
1 (0.6) |
2 (0.8) |
2 (7.4) |
5
(1.2) | - |
| Keratosis pilaris |
5 (2.3) | 0 | - |
3 (1.9) |
2 (0.8) | 0 |
5
(1.2) | - |
| Angular cheilitis |
2 (0.9) |
3 (1.4) | 0.97 |
3 (0.6) |
2 (0.8) | 0 |
5
(1.2) | - |
| Vitiligo |
3 (1.4) | 0 | - |
1 (0.6) |
2 (0.9) | 0 |
3
(0.7) | - |
| Alopecia areata |
1 (0.4) | 0 | - | 0 |
1 (0.4) | 0 |
1
(0.2) | - |
| Intertrigo |
1 (0.4) | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1
(0.2) | 0.000 |
| Non specific dermatoses |
29 (13.6) |
16 (7.7) | 0.05 |
8 (5.1) |
12 (5.0) |
25 (92.2) |
45
(10.7) | 0.0001 |
| Any skin disorder |
132 (61.9) |
109 (52.6) | 0.05 |
71 (45.5) |
148 (62.4) |
22 (81.5) |
241
(57.3) | |
