Prevalence of scabies among school-aged children in Katanga rural community in Kaduna state, Northwestern Nigeria

Sambo, Mohammed Nasir; Idris, Suleiman; Umar, Ahmad A.; Olorukooba, Abdulhakeem Abayomi

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“…History of worm infestation was observed among 2.85% children in the present study which was similar to that reported by Aditya S Berad et al, (10) (2.8%) but it was less than that reported by L K Khanal et al, (21) (22) (17.6%) and Kaushik Talukdar et al, (6) …”

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A Study of the Morbidity Profile, Personal Hygiene and Nutritional Status of School Children in Rural Areas of District Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh

Sehgal¹,

Garg²,

Anand³

et al. 2015

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BACKGROUND:As part of the rural outreach programme and school health programme of Santosh Hospital, medical examination of school children, studying in Government Primary and Middle Schools of the nine villages where the outreach programme was in progress, was carried out. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to find out the morbidity profile, nutritional status and level of personal hygiene of the school children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A team of doctors examined all the students of the concerned schools on a fixed date. Health status was assessed by detailed clinical history and thorough check-up by resident doctors in Ophthalmology, ENT, Pediatrics and Dentistry. Level of personal hygiene was assessed by checking the cleanliness of clothes, hair, nails, face and freedom from any skin infections. Nutritional status was assessed by calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) and the weight status was then classified according to WHO BMI for AGE classification. The study was conducted between 04 August 2014 to 21 November 2014 and a total of 421 students were examined. RESULTS: Maximum (41.33%) children were found to have dental caries, followed by anemia in 11.64% students. Fever and upper respiratory tract infections were found in 9.5% children and defective vision in 3.09% students. Complaints of pain abdomen was given by 2.38% children and 2.85% of them gave history of worm infestation. A number of students were found to be suffering from skin infections like pyoderma (4.99%), scabies (3.09%) and fungal infections (2.61%). CONCLUSIONS:The government health department should regularly carry out school health check-up as well as health education sessions to educate the children, parents as well as school teachers on various preventive measures including improvement in nutritional status and personal hygiene.

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“…These findings were similar to those observed by Amit Kaushik et al, (7) (7.4%) and Aditya S Berad et al, (10) (6.7%). Cases of Scabies were found among 3.09% of students which was similar to the prevalence of the disease detected by Aditya S Berard et al, (10) (2.8%) and Sambo MN et al, (22) (2.9%).…”

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A Study of the Morbidity Profile, Personal Hygiene and Nutritional Status of School Children in Rural Areas of District Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh

Sehgal¹,

Garg²,

Anand³

et al. 2015

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“…Whereas it was 2.2% in a study conducted by Ibeinmo Opubiri et al 15 In our study 5.42% had scabies, whereas it was 2.9% in a study conducted by Sambo MN et al 16 In our study 28.14% had peduculosis which was more when compared to 10.2% in a study conducted by Serpil Degerli et.al. 17 In the present study the prevalence of worm infestation was 31.51% as compared to 17.6% in a study done by LK Khanal et.al.…”

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A Study on Morbidity Pattern of School Children Aged 5-15yrs in an Urban Area of Guntur

Madhavi¹,

B²

2013

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“…Sambo et al, also found in their study that prevalence of various skin infections was 21% in rural community. 9 A report by ICMR also reported median prevalence of reactive air way disease including asthma among children is reported to be 4.75 percent. 7 Tiwari J et al 10 Globally, 200 million children do not reach their developmental potential in the first five years because of poverty, poor health, nutrition and lack of early stimulation.…”

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Estimation of magnitude of various health conditions under 4Ds approach, under RBSK Programme in Devendranagar block of Panna District, Madhyapradesh, India

Tiwari¹,

Jain²,

Singh³

et al. 2015

Int J Community Med Public Health

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The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) or 'Child Health Screening and Early Intervention Services' Programme under National Rural Health Mission was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in February 2013. It aims early detection and management of the 4Ds prevalent in children. These are Defects at birth, Diseases in children, Deficiency conditions and Developmental Delays including Disabilities. 1 Health screening of children is a known intervention under the School Health Programme. However, further gains can be achieved by early detection and management of conditions in all age groups. 1 Out of every 100 babies born in this country annually, 6 to 7 have a birth defect. In Indian context, this would translate to 1.7 million birth defects annually and would account for 9.6 per cent of all newborn deaths. 2 Various nutritional deficiencies affecting the preschool children range from 4 percent to 70 percent. Developmental delays are common in early childhood affecting at least 10 percent of the children. These delays, if not intervened timely, may lead to permanent disabilities with regard to cognition, hearing and vision. 2 There are also groups of

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Prevalence of scabies among school-aged children in Katanga rural community in Kaduna state, Northwestern Nigeria

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A Study of the Morbidity Profile, Personal Hygiene and Nutritional Status of School Children in Rural Areas of District Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh

A Study of the Morbidity Profile, Personal Hygiene and Nutritional Status of School Children in Rural Areas of District Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh

A Study on Morbidity Pattern of School Children Aged 5-15yrs in an Urban Area of Guntur

Estimation of magnitude of various health conditions under 4Ds approach, under RBSK Programme in Devendranagar block of Panna District, Madhyapradesh, India

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