RESUMO
To determine the prevalence of skin diseases among primary-school children in Baghdad, Iraq, a total of 2160 schoolchildren were randomly selected from 30 primary schools. Sociodemographic data were collected from each pupil and exposed parts of the body of each child were clinically examined. The overall prevalence of skin diseases was 40.9%. A significant association between the prevalence of skin diseases with education level of parents was demonstrated. The prevalence rates of transmissible and nontransmissible skin diseases were 8.8% and 33.7% respectively. The high prevalence rate may reflect prevailing low socioeconomic conditions.
Assuntos
Proteção da Criança/estatística & dados numéricos , Dermatopatias/epidemiologia , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Distribuição por Idade , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Escolaridade , Feminino , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Iraque/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pais/educação , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Características de Residência/estatística & dados numéricos , Fatores de Risco , Distribuição por Sexo , Dermatopatias/etiologia , Dermatopatias/prevenção & controle , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
To determine the prevalence of skin diseases among primary-school children in Baghdad, Iraq, a total of 2160 schoolchildren were randomly selected from 30 primary schools. Sociodemographic data were collected from each pupil and exposed parts of the body of each child were clinically examined. The overall prevalence of skin diseases was 40.9%. A significant association between the prevalence of skin diseases with education level of parents was demonstrated. The prevalence rates of transmissible and nontransmissible skin diseases were 8.8% and 33.7% respectively. The high prevalence rate may reflect prevailing low socioeconomic conditions
