Open AccessThe identification and grading of the psychosocial impact of Tinea capitis in primary school children in a semi-urban area of Rivers State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Agnes E Fienemika,
Chukwuma Ugochukwu Okeafor
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_172_16
Subject(s) - psychosocial , tinea capitis , medicine , pediatrics , confidence interval , odds ratio , demography , psychiatry , dermatology , sociology
Tinea capitis is a fungal skin disease, which is not life-threatening but could affect the psychosocial life of those suffering from it. Thus, this study sought to identify and grade the psychosocial impact related to Tinea capitis in primary school children.