A Randomized Comparative Trial on the Therapeutic Efficacy of Topical Aloe vera and Calendula officinalis on Diaper Dermatitis in Children

Table 3

Severity of diaper dermatitis in the study groups before and after treatment.

Parameters	Aloe (𝑛=32)	Calendula (𝑛=34)
Before treatment
0	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
1	1 (3.1%)	0 (0%)
2	11 (33.3%)	7 (20.6%)
3	11 (33.3%)	15 (44.1%)
4	9 (28.1%)	12 (35.3%)
After treatment
0	0 (0%)	7 (20.6%)
1	18 (56.3%)	17 (50%)
2	9 (25%)	10 (29.4%)
3	2 (6.3%)	0 (0%)
4	3 (9.4%)	0 (0%)
Within-group comparison
	𝑃<0.001	𝑃<0.001
Between-group comparison
	𝑃=0.001

Values are expressed as number (%). Comparisons have been made using Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon-signed rank test, or Student’s t-test.