
Prevalence of skin disorders among male schoolchildren in Amman, Jordan / Shakkoury, W.A.;Abu Wandy, E.
Tác giả : Shakkoury, W.A.;Abu Wandy, E.
Năm xuất bản : 1999
Chủ đề : 1. Age Distribution. 2. Emigration and Immigration. 3. Mass Screening/methods. 4. Population Surveillance. 5. Prevalence. 6. Skin Diseases. 7. Students.
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Tóm tắt : | 955-959 The prevalence of skin disorders and their relation to age and nationality in Amman, Jordan were determined. Eight schools were selected using a simple random technique and a total of 2788 male schoolchildren were examined. The overall prevalence of skin disorders was 19.23%, with leukonychia [36.66%], naevi [12.88%] and head lice [11.01%] being the most common. Head lice were found more frequently among the Jordanian [11.6%] than non-Jordanian [8.3%] schoolchildren. School health departments must be encouraged to control associated health problems |
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