Prevalence of athlete's foot in Bahrain Royal Navy

Tinea pedis is a very common infection especially in the army and limited studies have been performed to establish the prevalence and associations and had never been performed in the Kingdom of Bahrain. To evaluate the prevalence of tinea pedis in Bahrain Royal Navy. A cross-sectional study. Bahrain Royal Navy. One hundred and eighty-three individuals were randomly selected, interviewed and examined by physicians. The result was incorporated into SPSS software to establish the prevalence and associations. Affected individuals were sent to the Naval Medical Centre for proper medical management. Sixty-four out of 183 subjects were clinically infected with tinea pedis, point prevalence of 35%. Forty-two [65.6%] were unaware of the infection, 5 [7.8%] were diabetics and 17 [26.6%] sought treatment in the past. Thirty-four [53.1%] were Bahrainis and 38 [59.4%] of the affected individuals were living in the naval base. Twenty-nine [45.3%] patients were aged 40-60 years and 34 [53.1%] patients served the military 11-20 years. Tinea pedis is a very prevalent infection among Bahrain Royal Navy personnel. Maintenance of personal and environmental hygiene is crucial and must be implemented to reduce the morbidity of this disease in all army personnel

El por qué de la tiña de los pies / The why of the athlete`s foot

Se realiza una encuesta clínico-epidemiológica a 100 personas, con el fin de evaluar elementos conocidos que influyen en muchos casos y en otros determinan condiciones favorables para adquirir y trasmitir la tiña de los pies, como son las medidas higiénico-epidemiológicas. Se tomaron en cuenta las variables de aseo personal, cuidado de los pies, medidas profilácticas, enfermedades asociadas y otras. Se encontró que la mayoría de los encuestados desconocen y no aplican las medidas de higiene y prevención de la afección. Se analizan los resultados que permitan establecer medidas de salud o tomar en cuenta, con el fin de disminuir la incidencia y la prevalencia, así como las complicaciones, elementos que como todos conocemos, influyen desfavorablemente en el hombre, la economía y la defensa