The prevalence of scabies, pyoderma and other communicable dermatoses in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Skin diseases represent a significant public health problem in most low and middle income settings. Nevertheless, there is a relative paucity of high-quality epidemiological data on the prevalence of these conditions.

Materials/methods

We conducted two cross-sectional population-based skin-surveys of children (6 months to 9 years old) in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau during the dry season (February-March 2018) and the wet season (June-July 2018). Following a period of training, a nurse performed a standardised examination for communicable dermatoses for each participant. We calculated the prevalence of each skin condition and investigated demographic associations.

Results

1062 children were enrolled in the dry season survey of whom 318 (29.9%)

SUBMITTER: Marks M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886863 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature