The elimination of scabies: a task for our generation

McLean, Florence E.

doi:10.1111/ijd.12101

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“…Whilst treatment of contacts is crucial for scabies control 19 Most study participants perceived that scabies affects all age groups equally and there is an overall perception that scabies prevalence is decreasing over time. In recent years, health education campaigns focused on hygiene and sanitation improvement have been implemented in Bubaque 10 .…”

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Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau

Lopes

Silva²,

Ca³

et al. 2019

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IntroductionScabies is highly endemic among impoverished populations and has been recently included in the WHO’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Community support and behavioural changes are essential for the success of control interventions. This study aimed to explore beliefs, prevention attitudes and health care-seeking behaviours towards scabies in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau.MethodsData were collected through two methods. Community key informants (community members, community health workers, healthcare workers and traditional healers) were interviewed using snowball sampling. A questionnaire covering perceptions, attitudes and practices was administered to community members using random cluster sampling. Thematic analysis of qualitative data was applied to identify themes. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data analysis.ResultsThere was a satisfactory awareness about scabies, but perceptions about disease causation and transmission were imprecise. Misconceptions about personal hygiene as the primary measure for scabies prevention were recurrent. Some participants recognised the importance of early treatment to interrupt transmission. Treatment of close contacts was not considered important. Costs were the main determining factor for treatment choice between traditional healer and the local health centre. Late presentation and delayed treatment were common and associated with poverty and stigmatisation. Scabies impaired quality of life by affecting social interactions, health, fitness to work and school attendance.ConclusionsThere is a need to improve education, recognition, management and affordable access to treatment. Community education, healthcare workers’ training and skin NTDs integrated control programmes should address the challenges highlighted in this study.Authors SummaryScabies is a common skin infection in low income settings. We conducted a study in Guinea-Bissau to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices about scabies. We conducted interviews with healthcare workers, traditional healers and community members and additionally used an oral-administered questionnaire with a larger sample of community residents. Most individuals had knowledge of scabies and were aware that person to person transmission occurred. However personal and environmental hygiene were both incorrectly identified as particularly important in the transmission of scabies. Cost played a major role in determining where individuals sought care and both poverty and disease associated stigma resulted in delays seeking care. There is a need to improve community and health care worker education about scabies and improve affordable access to treatment.

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Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau

Lopes

Silva²,

Ca³

et al. 2019

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“…The highest incidence rate of scabies occurs in tropical countries, high population and low socioeconomic condition [1][2][3][4][5]. Scabies is the 3 rd of 12 common skin diseases in Indonesia [6,7].…”

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Formulation and Physical Evaluation of Cream Containing Neem Oil 5%

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Permethrin Cream 5%, a topical scabicidal agent, is usually used for the treatment of infestation with Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies). Nowadays, neem oil, a vegetable oil pressed from the fruits and seeds of the neem (Azadirachta indica A.Juss), is reported having an antiscabies effect. The aim of the study was to formulate and evaluate the physical properties of cream containing neem oil 5%. Methods of the study were characterization of physicochemical properties of neem oil, preparation and physical stability study at room temperature (25 oC) and 40 oC for three months storage of the neem oil 5% cream. Physical evaluation involved organoleptic, homogeneity, pH, tipe of cream and viscosity. The study results showed that all of the physicochemical properties of neem oil met the requirement. The cream were white to yellowish white, characteristic neem oil odor, homogenous cream, pH ± 8, viscosity approximately 2000-8000 cps and o/w cream. Three months storage of the cream showed that the formula resulted a stable cream physically.Keywords: neem oil, permethrin, scabies, Azadirachta indica A.Juss

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“…Between 18% and 70% of people are reported to be affected in resource-limited communities in India, on South Pacific islands, and in Australian Aboriginal communities [1,10,11]. Severe morbidity is quite common, such as abscess formation, lymphadenopathy, and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis [10,12,13]. Control and prevention strategies by chemotherapy require public health services and home resources [2,14].…”

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The Dominant Factors of Scabies Incidence in Two Islamic Boarding School Students, South Sumatera, Indonesia

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Scabies is a skin disease caused by infestation and sensitization towards Sarcoptes scabiei. It occurs easily in moist and densely-populated vicinities. This research was conducted to analyze the relationship between residential density and personal characteristics towards the incidences of scabies among students of boarding school Raudatul Ulum and Mustaqimus Sunnah, South Sumatra. This research was an epidemiological method using cross-sectional analytic approach, conducted in July 2018. The populations were all students of boarding school and the samples selected were 93 respondents with proportional random sampling. The measuring instruments were cardinal scabies physical diagnostic and questionnaire of demographic interviewing. Obtained results were then analyzed with Chi-Square, Logistic Regression Statistical Tests, and correspondence analysis. The result of scabies prevalence was 59,6% and 56,5% respectively. Logistic Regression testing result yielded the free variable bearing the most dominant influence towards scabies incidence, which was the residential density (OR: 5.850 95% CI: 2.369-14.445). The significant relationship towards the occurrence of scabies should be further investigated in order to prepare for elimination programs.

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The elimination of scabies: a task for our generation

Cited by 22 publications

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Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau

Perceptions, attitudes and practices towards scabies in communities on the Bijagós Islands, Guinea-Bissau

Formulation and Physical Evaluation of Cream Containing Neem Oil 5%

The Dominant Factors of Scabies Incidence in Two Islamic Boarding School Students, South Sumatera, Indonesia

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