TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nepal
KW - Prevalence
KW - Rural Health
KW - Skin Diseases
KW - Skin Diseases, Infectious
AU - Walker S L
AU - Shah M
AU - Hubbard V G
AU - Pradhan H M
AU - Ghimire M
AB - <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>
BT - The British journal of dermatology
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17711533?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2008 Feb
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08107.x
IS - 2
J2 - Br. J. Dermatol.
LA - eng
N2 - <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>
PY - 2008
SP - 334
EP - 8
T2 - The British journal of dermatology
TI - Skin disease is common in rural Nepal: results of a point prevalence study.
VL - 158
SN - 0007-0963
ER -