Prevalence of skin diseases in rural area

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work is to estimate the prevalence of skin diseases, among the population in Om Meshak Hamlet in order to prepare a list of the most common skin diseases among such population. The subjects of this study were 1058 population constituting the total population in the hamlet, the results of the survey indicated that over two-thirds [72.5 percent] of the population had some sort of skin disorders. The most commonly encountered skin diseases detected in their order of prevalence are scabies [23.5 percent], pediculosis capitis [14.2 percent], piteyriasis alba [11.8 percent], impetigo [10.2 percent], acne vulgaris [4.7 percent], insect bite [4.6 percent], tinea [2.1 percent], papular urticaria [1.9 percent] and hyperkeratosis of the Palms and soles [1.6 percent]. Overcrowding, bad hygiene and environmental conditions had a major effect on the prevalence of skin diseases in this study