Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 657

Full Length Research Paper

Tinea capitis:A tropical disease of hygienic concern among primary school children in an urban community in Nigeria

Olusegun Temitope Afolabi
  • Olusegun Temitope Afolabi
  • Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Olumayowa Oninla
  • Olumayowa Oninla
  • Department of Dermatology and Venereology, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Funmito Fehintola
  • Funmito Fehintola
  • Department of Community Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 25 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 July 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

How to cite this article

APA /
Afolabi, O. T., Oninla, O., & Fehintola, F. (2018). Tinea capitis:A tropical disease of hygienic concern among primary school children in an urban community in Nigeria. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 10(9), 313-319.
Chicago /
Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Olumayowa Oninla and Funmito Fehintola  . "Tinea capitis:A tropical disease of hygienic concern among primary school children in an urban community in Nigeria." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 10, no. 9 (2018): 313-319.
MLA /
Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Olumayowa Oninla and Funmito Fehintola  . "Tinea capitis:A tropical disease of hygienic concern among primary school children in an urban community in Nigeria." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 10.9 (2018): 313-319.