Prevalence and Determinants of Scabies Among Schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Abayeneh Girma, Indiris Abdu · 2024
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Abayeneh Girma and Indiris Abdu pool studies of scabies among schoolchildren in Ethiopia, in this 2024 review. Scabies is a skin infestation that thrives where housing and water are poor, and single-site studies in Ethiopia gave mixed rates. The pair searched five sources and graded the studies they found.
Pooling gave a rate of about 14.71 percent of schoolchildren affected. The Amhara region showed the highest rate, near 17 percent, and Oromia the lowest, near 12.5 percent. Risk rose in children who shared clothes or beds with cases, whose families had a scabies history, or whose parents could not read. The authors urge national planners to run repeated rounds of mass ivermectin treatment in schools until rates fall below two percent, as global guidance suggests.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abayeneh Girma, Indiris Abdu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |