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The prevalence of scabies in Monrovia, Liberia: A population-based survey.
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- Risk factors for scabies in hospital: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
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- Exploring Blood Cell Count-Derived Ratios as Practical Diagnostic Tools for Scabies in Vulnerable Populations.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Low prevalence of scabies and impetigo in Dakar/Senegal: A cluster-randomised, cross-sectional survey.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Prevalence of scabies and associated factors among children aged 5-14 years in Meta Robi District, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
- Prevalence of skin Neglected Tropical Diseases and superficial fungal infections in two peri-urban schools and one rural community setting in Togo.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
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- The efficacy of sampling strategies for estimating scabies prevalence.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Health-related quality of life impact of scabies in the Solomon Islands.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Article
- A facility and community-based assessment of scabies in rural Malawi.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Vector-Borne Diseases and Associated Factors in the Rural Communities of Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Environmental health insights · 2021Article
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Abstract
Scabies is known to be a public health problem in many settings but the majority of recent data is from rural settings in the Pacific. There is a need for high quality data from sub-Saharan Africa and peri-urban settings to inform scale up of scabies control efforts. There have been anecdotal reports of scabies being a public health problem in Liberia but robust data are lacking. We conducted a cross-sectional cluster-randomised prevalence survey for scabies in a peri-urban community in Monrovia, Liberia in February-March 2020. Participants underwent a standardised examination conducted by trained local health care workers. Health related quality of life (HRQoL) was assessed using age-appropriate versions of the dermatology life quality index (DLQI). Prevalence estimates were calculated accounting for clustering at community and household levels and associations with key demographic variables assessed through multivariable random-effects logistic regression. 1,318 participants from 477 households were surveyed. The prevalence of scabies was 9.3% (95% CI: 6.5-13.2%), across 75 (19.7%) households; impetigo or infected scabies prevalence was 0.8% (95% CI: 0.4-1.9%). The majority (52%) of scabies cases were classified as severe. Scabies prevalence was lower in females and higher in the youngest age group; no associations were found with other collected demographic or socio-economic variables. DLQI scores indicated a very or extremely large effect on HRQoL in 29% of adults and 18% of children diagnosed with scabies. Our study indicates a substantial burden of scabies in this peri-urban population in Liberia. This was associated with significant impact on quality of life, highlighting the need for action to control scabies in this population. Further work is needed to assess the impact of interventions in this context on both the prevalence of scabies and quality of life.
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