Prevalence and determinants of scabies: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Scabies is a neglected skin disease that disproportionately affects people from resource poor and overcrowded countries. Global data on prevalence and risk factors are limited. This article aims to estimate the global burden of scabies and identifies the risks associated with it.

Methods

Databases (PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Reviews) were accessed to identify studies of scabies prevalence published between 2000 and 2024. Results were pooled to estimate prevalence and identify factors, which explained between-study heterogeneity. Odds ratios (ORs), risk of bias, subgroup analyses and meta-regression were used to describe variation in effect size and heterogeneity based on country-level demographic and economic variables.

Results

Seventy studies yielded a po

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature