ტერფის მიკოზის ეპიდემიოლოგიური თავისებურებანი საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალებში

Introduction: The aim of the research is to conduct the complex analysis of epidemiological
characteristics of tinea pedis in Georgian Defense Forces.
Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 729 active soldiers and 279
civilians, after getting the signed consent form from them. Having completed the structured
questionnaire, the clinical foot skin examination was performed in the selected population and
scrapings from suspected lesions were taken for direct microscopic examination. For statistical
analysis, we used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0.