prevalence of atopic dermatitis symptoms among students in kurdistan: a north-west province of iran

نویسندگان

rasoul nasiri kalmarzi allergy and immunology department, kurdistan university of medical sciences, sanandaj, iran

pedram ataee associate professor department of pediatrics of beast hospital, kurdistan university of medical sciences, sanandaj, iran

ghazaleh homagostar medical students, school of medicine, kurdistan university of medical sciences, sanandaj, iran.

majid tajik medical students, school of medicine, kurdistan university of medical sciences, sanandaj, iran.

چکیده

background atopic dermatitis (ad), often called eczema or atopic eczema is a very common skin disease; ad looks different in infants, children, and adults. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the disease in kurdistan province. materials and methods cross-sectional study using written questionnaires isaac  where 4,000 students in two age groups 7-6 and 14 -13 years in the province were using multi-stage sampling was carried out so that the first two floors rural and urban communities in every city and in every school pupil samples were selected based on 8-digit code. results the prevalence of itchy rashes in the past 6 months, itchy rashes in the past 12 months and rashes at flexural areas were 7.5%, 8.9%, and 10.3%, respectively; the prevalence was higher in 13-14 years old than 6-7 years old and was higher in boys than in girls(odds ratio (or)=1.44, confidence interval (ci)= 1.49-2, p <0.001). conclusion the prevalence of itchy rashes in the past 12 month was 8.9% and it was more prevalent in boys than the girls were and in age group 13-14 years old was higher than in 6-7 years old.

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international journal of pediatrics

جلد ۴، شماره ۱، صفحات ۱۲۰۵-۱۲۱۴

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