Prevalence and factors associated with warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Abstract Background Warts are one of the most common, persistent, and frustrating cutaneous problems encountered in dermatology clinical practice especially in younger generations. Objective To determine the prevalence of warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag, Egypt, and to determ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:da83eb94754c421f96c1ef7b8fe56b7d 2023-05-15T15:12:19+02:00 Prevalence and factors associated with warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt Nagwa Essa Medhat A. Saleh Rasha M. Mostafa Emad A. Taha Taghreed A. Ismail 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-018-0007-0 https://doaj.org/article/da83eb94754c421f96c1ef7b8fe56b7d EN eng SpringerOpen http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42506-018-0007-0 https://doaj.org/toc/2090-262X doi:10.1186/s42506-018-0007-0 2090-262X https://doaj.org/article/da83eb94754c421f96c1ef7b8fe56b7d Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, Vol 94, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2019) Warts Prevalence Risk factors Primary school children Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s42506-018-0007-0 2022-12-31T01:49:50Z Abstract Background Warts are one of the most common, persistent, and frustrating cutaneous problems encountered in dermatology clinical practice especially in younger generations. Objective To determine the prevalence of warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag, Egypt, and to determine possible factors associated with transmission. Participants and methods A school-based cross-sectional (prevalence) study was carried out during the academic year 2015–2016 in six primary schools in Tema District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. A total of 1045 students were examined. Data was collected using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire which was taken home by the student to be completed by his/her caregiver. Results Among 1045 examined school students, 108 students were diagnosed as having warts with a prevalence rate of 10.3%. Common wart was the most common type among students (49.0%) followed by plantar and plane warts (24.1%, each) while genital wart was the least one (2.8%). There was no significant sex or age difference. The prevalence of warts was significantly higher among students from public schools, rural areas, and big families; students with lower paternal education level; and students who were sharing shoes, walking barefoot, having contact with house pets, or exposed to water channels. Conclusion Warts, especially the common variant, are highly prevalent in primary school children. The significant factors associated with the development of warts in these children were big family size and sharing shoes. Other significant associated factors included living in rural areas, attending public schools, illiterate parents, fathers with manual work, and swimming in water canals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association 94 1 |
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Abstract Background Warts are one of the most common, persistent, and frustrating cutaneous problems encountered in dermatology clinical practice especially in younger generations. Objective To determine the prevalence of warts in primary school children in Tema District, Sohag, Egypt, and to determine possible factors associated with transmission. Participants and methods A school-based cross-sectional (prevalence) study was carried out during the academic year 2015–2016 in six primary schools in Tema District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. A total of 1045 students were examined. Data was collected using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire which was taken home by the student to be completed by his/her caregiver. Results Among 1045 examined school students, 108 students were diagnosed as having warts with a prevalence rate of 10.3%. Common wart was the most common type among students (49.0%) followed by plantar and plane warts (24.1%, each) while genital wart was the least one (2.8%). There was no significant sex or age difference. The prevalence of warts was significantly higher among students from public schools, rural areas, and big families; students with lower paternal education level; and students who were sharing shoes, walking barefoot, having contact with house pets, or exposed to water channels. Conclusion Warts, especially the common variant, are highly prevalent in primary school children. The significant factors associated with the development of warts in these children were big family size and sharing shoes. Other significant associated factors included living in rural areas, attending public schools, illiterate parents, fathers with manual work, and swimming in water canals. |
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