A study of @entity3100 was carried out during the period January-June 1996 in 7525 primary schoolchildren aged 6-14 years comprising 4050 @entity1 and 3475 @entity1 in the Nablus district in the Palestinian area. Fourteen primary schools located in rural, urban and refugee camp areas were surveyed in this study. Seventy-five (1.0%) mycologically proven cases of @entity3100 were detected. The incidence was higher in schools in rural areas (1.9%) than in refugee camps (1.1%) or urban areas (0.4%). Also, the incidence was higher in young @entity1 (1.4%) aged 6-10 years than in older @entity1 (0.5%) aged 10-14 years. @entity1 52 (1.3%) were more commonly affected than @entity1 23 (0.7%). Higher disease incidence was found to be correlated with larger family and class sizes. Trichophyton violaceum was the most common aetiological agent (82.7%) followed by @entity14476 (16%) and Trichophyton schoenleinii (1.3%). The findings are discussed in relation to the @entity1 's different socioeconomic and hygienic backgrounds. A mycological investigation carried out on 117 @entity3100 cases at a clinic in the area under study showed similar results to those of the school survey.

Epidemiological study of XXXX in schoolchildren in the Nablus area (West Bank).

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Boys', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity14476 :: ('63405', 'Species') :: ['Microsporum canis'] @entity3100 :: ('MESH:D014006', 'Disease') :: ['tinea capitis']
@entity3100 :: (MESH:D014006,Disease) :: ['tinea capitis']
