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1. Impact of common skin diseases on children in rural Cote d'Ivoire with leprosy and Buruli ulcer co-endemicity: A mixed methods study

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Rie Yotsu, Colombe Coffie Comoé, Julien Aké, Bamba Vagamon, Roderick J. Hay, Roger Bedimo, Rigobert Abbet Abbet, Aubin Yao, N’guessan Konan, Amari Jules Akpa, and Germaine Taïba Ainyakou

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Bacterial Diseases, Male, Rural Population, 0301 basic medicine, Buruli ulcer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Endemic Diseases, RC955-962, Social Sciences, Disease, Families, 0302 clinical medicine, Sociology, Quality of life, Hygiene, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences, Prevalence, Medicine, Child, Children, Buruli Ulcer, media_common, Schools, integumentary system, Neglected Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Educational Status, Female, Leprosy, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Research Article, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Adolescent, media_common.quotation_subject, 030231 tropical medicine, Schoolchildren, Dermatology, Skin Diseases, Education, Neglect, Interviews as Topic, 03 medical and health sciences, Environmental health, Humans, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Tropical Diseases, medicine.disease, Health Care, Cote d'Ivoire, 030104 developmental biology, Health promotion, Age Groups, People and Places, Communicable Disease Control, Quality of Life, Population Groupings, business
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BACKGROUND: Skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) occur against a background of a very high prevalence of common skin diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we examined the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) and the impact of common skin diseases in children living in a leprosy and Buruli ulcer (BU) co-endemic district in a west African country of Cote d'Ivoire, in order to help inform disease control efforts for skin NTDs. METHODS AND PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: Fourteen focus group discussions (FGDs) with schoolchildren, 5 FGDs with parents of a child affected with skin disease(s), and 27 in-depth semi-structured interviews with key personnel were conducted. The Children's Dermatology Quality of Life Index (CDLQI) questionnaire was applied to 184 schoolchildren with skin diseases. We found that there was ignorance or neglect towards skin diseases in general, due to their high prevalence and also the perceived minimal impact on children's daily lives. While the median score for the CDLQI questionnaire was 5 (IQR 2-9) out of 30, a range of scores was observed. Symptoms such as pruritus and experiencing bullying by classmates contributed to reduction in their quality of life. Poor hygiene was considered as a major cause of skin diseases. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Despite their high impact on affected populations, we observed a high level of ignorance and neglect toward common skin diseases. There is a critical need to increase awareness of skin diseases, or skin health promotion, which supports changing of the health-seeking behaviour for skin conditions. This will aid in early detection and treatment of the skin NTDs, in addition to providing benefits for those affected by other skin diseases. Educational opportunities should be utilized to their utmost. One would be associated with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) strategies, but careful messages need to be developed and delivered., PLOS neglected tropical diseases, 14(5), art.no.e0008291; 2020

Published
2020

2. Skin disease prevalence study in schoolchildren in rural Côte d'Ivoire: Implications for integration of neglected skin diseases (skin NTDs).

Author

Yotsu, Rie Roselyne, Kouadio, Kouamé, Vagamon, Bamba, N’guessan, Konan, Akpa, Amari Jules, Yao, Aubin, Aké, Julien, Abbet Abbet, Rigobert, Tchamba Agbor Agbor, Barbine, Bedimo, Roger, Ishii, Norihisa, Fuller, L. Claire, Hay, Roderick, Mitjà, Oriol, Drechsler, Henning, and Asiedu, Kingsley

Subjects
SKIN diseases, SCHOOL children, ULCERS, HANSEN'S disease, SCABIES, TROPICAL medicine, PUBLIC health, JUVENILE diseases
Abstract

Background: Early detection of several skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs)–including leprosy, Buruli ulcer, yaws, and scabies- may be achieved through school surveys, but such an approach has seldom been tested systematically on a large scale in endemic countries. Additionally, a better understanding of the spectrum of skin diseases and the at-risk populations to be encountered during such surveys is necessary to facilitate the process. Methods: We performed a school skin survey for selected NTDs and the spectrum of skin diseases, among primary schoolchildren aged 5 to 15 in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. This 2-phase survey took place in 49 schools from 16 villages in the Adzopé health district from November 2015 to January 2016. The first phase involved a rapid visual examination of the skin by local community healthcare workers (village nurses) to identify any skin abnormality. In a second phase, a specialized medical team including dermatologists performed a total skin examination of all screened students with any skin lesion and provided treatment where necessary. Results: Of a total of 13,019 children, 3,504 screened positive for skin lesions and were listed for the next stage examination. The medical team examined 1,138 of these children. The overall prevalence of skin diseases was 25.6% (95% CI: 24.3–26.9%). The predominant diagnoses were fungal infections (n = 858, prevalence: 22.3%), followed by inflammatory skin diseases (n = 265, prevalence: 6.9%). Skin diseases were more common in boys and in children living along the main road with heavy traffic. One case of multi-bacillary type leprosy was detected early, along with 36 cases of scabies. Our survey was met with very good community acceptance. Conclusion: We carried out the first large-scale integrated, two-phase pediatric multi-skin NTD survey in rural Côte d’Ivoire, effectively reaching a large population. We found a high prevalence of skin diseases in children, but only limited number of skin NTDs. With the lessons learned, we plan to expand the project to a wider area to further explore its potential to better integrate skin NTD screening in the public health agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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