[Facial Demodex infestation among urban and rural residents in Shangqiu City of Henan Province].
A survey with improved transparent tape method indicated that the prevalence of demodex infestation among 565 urban and rural residents in Shangqiu was 21.2% (120/565). Farmers (32.3%, 53/164) and service employees (33.7%, 29/86) showed higher prevalence than other occupations (P < 0.05). Among age groups, lowest prevalence was found in people under 20 years old (4.8%, 5/105), while the highest in people over the age of 50 (44.4%, 40/90). Prevalence among females, the rural residents and those sharing public toiletries and people with oily skin and acne or other facial sickness was statistically higher than others (P < 0.05). Among the couples with demodex infestation, 79.6% of the couples only had one side infested while both sides got infested in 20.4% of the couples.
Department of Basic Medicine of Shangqiu Medical College, China. sqyzcjh2004@163.com
Jin-Huan
JH
Cui
Chen
C
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult