A Cross Sectional Studyon Awareness Level of Onychomycosis Patients
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Onychomycosis is a common nail problem in our country. Diabetic patients are more prone to develop onychomycosis. Various types of fungi are the causative agents of nail infections. This study was designed to assess awareness level of onychomycosis patients. Awareness level was measured by pre-defined score like poor (<50% of the total score) moderate (50%-70% of the total score) and good (>70% of the total score). Respondent who meet all the inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken for fulfill questioners of preformed data collection sheet. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used to present data. Mean±SD age of respondents was 25.31±5.10 years. More than half(55%) of the respondents completed primary level education. Most of the respondents were housewife. Mean±SD income of respondents was 10958.71±4282.89 BDT per month. Majority of respondents were Muslim (86%). Distribution of nuclear and joint family were 68% and 32%. Most of the respondents (82.6%) had good awareness on clinical presentation of onychomycosis. As like clinical presentation awareness on seek medical care was also good among 83.5% respondents. No statistical significant association was found between occupation, family type, education, income and awareness on onychomycosis. It is concluded from the study that overall awareness level on different area of onychomycosis among patients was quite acceptable. Large scale study will explore more accurate and precise result.
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Nahida Islam
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