Studies on Socio-Demographic Pattern of Dermatomycoses Patients Attending in Rajshahi Medical College Out Patient Department

Authors

  • A Nahar M Phil Fellow, Institute of Biological Sciences, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi.
  • MA Habib Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.
  • KASMZS Asadi Professor (Retd.), Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • MN Islam Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi.
  • MS Alam Professor, Department of Botany, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi.
  • S Ara Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v22i1.5035

Keywords:

Dermatomycoses

Abstract

A total of 2,194 fungal diseases patients (dermatophytoses and candidiasis) were interviewed about their socio-demographic characteristics attending the Skin and V.D. department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. It was found that high prevalence of diseases was in age group 21-30 years (46.63%) and females were the more suffered group (60.12%) than the males (39.88%). Among the different occupations, housewives ranked first (41.34%). Tinea corporis were highest in prevalence (44.67%) as compared to other clinical varieties of diseases. Majority of the patients were heavy sweating group (75.89%) and sweating shows a definite association with fungal diseases (P<0.001). It was observed that patients who use oil were less sufferers (37.33%) and who washed their cloths and bed sheets every day also suffered less (10.71%).

DOI: 10.3329/taj.v22i1.5035

TAJ 2009; 22(1): 123-127

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Nahar, A., Habib, M., Asadi, K., Islam, M., Alam, M., & Ara, S. (2010). Studies on Socio-Demographic Pattern of Dermatomycoses Patients Attending in Rajshahi Medical College Out Patient Department. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 22(1), 123–127. https://doi.org/10.3329/taj.v22i1.5035

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Original Articles