@article{776,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Nepal, Prevalence, Rural Health, Skin Diseases, Skin Diseases, Infectious},
  author = {Walker S L and Shah M and Hubbard V G and Pradhan H M and Ghimire M},
  title = {Skin disease is common in rural Nepal: results of a point prevalence study.},
  abstract = {<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Skin problems are the commonest reason for people accessing healthcare services in Nepal but there is little information about the prevalence of skin disease.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To perform a point prevalence study of skin disease in the Terai region of Nepal.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Five villages were randomly selected in Bara District in the Terai region of Nepal, and 878 people were examined.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The number of individuals identified as having a skin disease was 546. The point prevalence of identifiable skin abnormalities was 62.2% (546 of 878) (with 95% exact confidence intervals 58.9-65.4%). A wide range of dermatoses was identified. The six most prevalent were dermatophyte infections (11.4%), followed by pityriasis versicolor (8.9%), acne (7.7%), melasma (6.8%), eczema (5.6%) and pityriasis alba (5.2%). Overall, treatable skin infections and infestations were by far the commonest skin diseases identified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Our study has demonstrated a very high point prevalence (62.2%) of skin disease in rural Nepal. This study represents the first formal survey of skin disease in Nepal and demonstrates a large burden of disease, in particular treatable infections.</p>},
  year = {2008},
  journal = {The British journal of dermatology},
  volume = {158},
  pages = {334-8},
  month = {2008 Feb},
  issn = {0007-0963},
  doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08107.x},
  language = {eng},
}