title: Epidemiology of common transmissible skin diseases among primary school children in north-west Ethiopia.
abstract: A total of 1842 school children were examined for the occurrence of common transmissible skin infections in a rural area in North-West Ethiopia. The result showed a prevalence rate of 49.2%. Tinea capitis, impetigo, infected wounds and verrucae vulgaris were common. In addition the overall prevalence rate of lice infestation was 55.4%. The findings indicated the need to develop appropriate intervention programmes both at school and community levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, College of Medical Sciences, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Dagnew
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erwin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012423:Rural Health; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology