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Abstract

A retrospective study conducted at public health institutions in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, examined the prevalence of skin diseases and their classification using syndrome screening

Mulugeta Tilahun Gebremedhin*, GebrecherkosTeame Gebrehiwot, Ataklti Gessesse Teka1, Gebreselema Gebreyohannes, Mesfin Tesfay Zelalem and Hayelom Kahsay

Background: Skin infections are the fourth-most common cause of human disease worldwide, affecting approximately 1.9 billion people every year. This study was conducted because skin diseases have a more serious impact in our setting. Understanding the impact of skin diseases is important in order to reduce the burden of skin disease and use it for health planning and management. This study was undertaken to classify of skin disease and its etiologic prevalence in our setting.

Setting: Patient attending in all health facility with available completed data on laboratory and symptomatic diagnosis from July 2019 to June 2020. Participants: 51, 1162 patients with Skin disease classified as infectious and noninfectious.

Method: Retrospective cross-sectional study with descriptive statistics analysis to compare measures of prevalence and its classification of skin disease between age group, sex were used to display the results using table. An association between the disease conditions and was determined by using the Chi-square test. Level was set at 5%.

Main outcome measures: measures of prevalence and its classification of skin disease as infectious and non-infectious.

Result: 43.9% had infectious skin diseases, with tinea infections being the most common. The study identified 39.6% of tinea infections in 20251 cases, followed by Pityriasis versicolor in 1969 (3.8%) and Ptyriasis alba 287 (0.6%). The majority of noninfectious diseases in patients are atopic contact dermatitis and impetigo (43.4%), followed by acne (2.2%), impetigo (8.2%), psoriasis (3.3%), and vitiligo (2.3%).

Conclusion: Fungal infections and atopic contact dermatitis are the most common skin diseases in the Tigray population. Understanding these dermatomes is crucial for health policy planning and management and implementing appropriate interventions.

Published Date: 2023-11-27; Received Date: 2023-10-28