@article{M. Ali_Surchi_Al-Hadithi_2010, title={Prevalence of Skin Diseases among Primary School Children}, volume={14}, url={https://zjms.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/zjms/article/view/573}, DOI={10.15218/zjms.2010.016}, abstractNote={<p class="Default" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Background and objective: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Skin diseases constitute serious public health problems throught the world, especially in children. The aim of the study was to determine the preva-lence of skin diseases in primary school children in Erbil city, and its relation to various socio-demographic factors. </span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Methods: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A total of 6915 pupils aged 6-15 years were randomly selected from 32 primary schools using multistage random sampling technique. Data regarding general socio-demographic variables were collected from each student in a specially designed question-naire. Children were clinically examined and the dermatological findings were recorded</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: ’Times New Roman’,’serif’;">. </span></p> <p class="Default" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Results: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The overall prevalence of skin diseases was 40.6%, Infectious dermatoses have the highest prevalence rate (15.27%), followed by eczematous skin diseases (13.13%). The overall prevalence of skin diseases and infectious dermatoses were significantly higher among females, younger age groups and those of low socio-economic status, while eczematous skin diseases were significantly higher among males. </span></span></p> <p class="Default" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Conclusions: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Skin conditions are common among school children, which may reflect pre-vailing low socio-economic conditions. Relevant health education programs and preventive measures should be implemented</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ’Times New Roman’,’serif’;">. </span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences (Zanco J Med Sci)}, author={M. Ali, Khalis Bilal and Surchi, Omer Qadir and Al-Hadithi, Tariq S.}, year={2010}, month={Aug.}, pages={5–12} }