Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses
Abstract Background Paediatric dermatoses vary vastly from adult dermatoses in terms of clinical presentation, management, and prognosis thereby generating special interest in this field. Many factors like geographical area, climatic exposure, seasons, culture, socioeconomic factors, hygiene, dietar...
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| author | Raksha Pathak Sameer Shrestha Prakash Poudel Suchana Marahatta Dhan Keshar Khadka |
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| description | Abstract Background Paediatric dermatoses vary vastly from adult dermatoses in terms of clinical presentation, management, and prognosis thereby generating special interest in this field. Many factors like geographical area, climatic exposure, seasons, culture, socioeconomic factors, hygiene, dietary habits, literacy influences pattern of skin diseases in children resulting in marked variation in prevalence and pattern. Objectives This study aims to find out association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses. Materials and Methods This was a hospital based cross‐sectional study. All children (0–14 years) attending Dermatology outpatient clinics were enroled. Proforma was prepared to assess the socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene in the local context. Chi‐square test was applied to find the association of the baseline variables with infectious dermatoses. Results A total of 364 children were enroled with mean age of 6.97 ± 4.23 years. Females (52.5%) were slightly more than males (47.5%). There were 201 (55.2%) infectious and 163 (44.8%) non‐infectious dermatoses. Bacterial infections were the most common group (18.7%), followed by dermatitis and eczemas (14.0%) and viral infections (13.7%). Lower educational status of mother (p = 0.025), lower monthly family income (p = 0.008), lower socioeconomic status (p = 0.015) and less frequent bathing habits (p = 0.014) were associated with increased risk of infective dermatoses. Conclusion Infections and infestations were the most common paediatric dermatoses in our Outpatient Department. Female education, upliftment of socioeconomic status of family and improving personal hygiene may reduce the risk of skin infections in children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94029f58d38242248c4a986dc91c861b2023-06-01T05:13:40ZengWileySkin Health and Disease2690-442X2023-06-0133n/an/a10.1002/ski2.219Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatosesRaksha Pathak0Sameer Shrestha1Prakash Poudel2Suchana Marahatta3Dhan Keshar Khadka4Department of Dermatology and Venereology B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan NepalDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan NepalDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Health B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan NepalDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan NepalDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan NepalAbstract Background Paediatric dermatoses vary vastly from adult dermatoses in terms of clinical presentation, management, and prognosis thereby generating special interest in this field. Many factors like geographical area, climatic exposure, seasons, culture, socioeconomic factors, hygiene, dietary habits, literacy influences pattern of skin diseases in children resulting in marked variation in prevalence and pattern. Objectives This study aims to find out association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses. Materials and Methods This was a hospital based cross‐sectional study. All children (0–14 years) attending Dermatology outpatient clinics were enroled. Proforma was prepared to assess the socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene in the local context. Chi‐square test was applied to find the association of the baseline variables with infectious dermatoses. Results A total of 364 children were enroled with mean age of 6.97 ± 4.23 years. Females (52.5%) were slightly more than males (47.5%). There were 201 (55.2%) infectious and 163 (44.8%) non‐infectious dermatoses. Bacterial infections were the most common group (18.7%), followed by dermatitis and eczemas (14.0%) and viral infections (13.7%). Lower educational status of mother (p = 0.025), lower monthly family income (p = 0.008), lower socioeconomic status (p = 0.015) and less frequent bathing habits (p = 0.014) were associated with increased risk of infective dermatoses. Conclusion Infections and infestations were the most common paediatric dermatoses in our Outpatient Department. Female education, upliftment of socioeconomic status of family and improving personal hygiene may reduce the risk of skin infections in children.https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.219 |
| spellingShingle | Raksha Pathak Sameer Shrestha Prakash Poudel Suchana Marahatta Dhan Keshar Khadka Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses Skin Health and Disease |
| title | Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| title_full | Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| title_fullStr | Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| title_short | Association of socio‐demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| title_sort | association of socio demographic factors and personal hygiene with infectious childhood dermatoses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.219 |
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