Prevalence of skin disorders in primary and secondary school age children in Canakkale, Turkey: a community-based survey

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dc.authoridTekin, Murat/0000-0001-6841-3045
dc.contributor.authorUludag, Aysegul
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Sevilay Oguz
dc.contributor.authorIsik, Selda
dc.contributor.authorErtekin, Yusuf Haydar
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Murat
dc.contributor.authorCevizci, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorOgretmen, Zerrin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:24:43Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:24:43Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Skin lesions may be of dermatological importance, affect appearance, and cause problems communicating with peers and may be especially more significant in childhood. Aim: Information on the prevalence of pediatric dermatoses in Western Turkey. This study was aimed to define the existing data. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Canakkale, Turkey, in September-December 2013. It involved 1,957 students from five randomly selected primary and secondary schools. Each student was interviewed for age, gender, and family history, and a dermatologic examination was performed by a dermatologist. Data were coded and analyzed. Results: Of the students, 79.9% revealed at least one dermatosis. The most common disease was benign neoplasms (76%), followed by pigmentary disorders (26.8%), and xerosis (5.8%). In primary schools, the acquired melanocytic nevus, hypopigmented macule, and xerosis; in secondary school the acne was statistically significantly more common. Acne and xerosis was more common in girls, and pityriasis alba was statistically more common in boys. Students who had at least one dermatosis were positively correlated with monthly income. Conclusions: In Turkish school age children, the prevalence of dermatosis is 79.9%. It may be due to not using preventive means for adequate protection from the sun and other environmental factors. Infectious dermatosis and atopic dermatitis are rare and it may depend on the adequacy of public health work.
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/ada.2016.60610
dc.identifier.endpage181
dc.identifier.issn1642-395X
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid27512351
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84978696149
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage176
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2016.60610
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22327
dc.identifier.volume33
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000378930500004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTermedia Publishing House Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofPostepy Dermatologii I Alergologii
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectdermatosis
dc.subjectpediatrics
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.titlePrevalence of skin disorders in primary and secondary school age children in Canakkale, Turkey: a community-based survey
dc.typeArticle

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