Incidence and Related Factors of Different Types of Skin Diseases among Children

Abstract

Background: The global burden of non-fatal diseases is greatly increased by skin problems. Children bear a disproportionately large portion of the burden of skin problems, which are also responsible for numerous visits to primary healthcare institutions. Objective: The goal of this study was to estimate the incidence of skin conditions in children and describe how they relate to different factors. Methods: This study was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted among 1722 patients at outpatient department (OPD) of Paediatrics in Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College Hospital, Noakhali, Bangladesh; from 1 April to 31 July 2022. Where 1040 Participants less than or equal to 15 years old and of both sexes who visited the hospital's Paediatrics department for Skin & Venereal diseases were included in this study. Result: A total of 1040 participants were recruited in this study, out of which 550 (52.9%) were boys and 490 (47.1%) were girls. 170 (16.3%) were aged between 0-5 years and followed by 410 (39.4%) were 6-10 years, 460 (44.2%) were 11-15 years. 620 (59.6%) were rural and 420 (40.4%) were urban. The majority of mothers, 484 (46.5%), were educated up to primary level. Most of the fathers, 502 (48.3%), studied up to secondary level. The majority of the participants, 263 (46.1%), had fungal infectious diseases whereas 178 (37.9%) of children had eczema, a non-infectious disease. Conclusion: The study comes to the conclusion that most prevalent type of skin illness identified in this study was fungal infection, followed by eczema and urticaria. Age, education level of parents, poor personal hygiene, history of prior skin disease, sharing of clothing and towels with other family members and socioeconomic position were the related factors that linked to skin disease in children.