SynthesisTropical medicine & international health : TM & IH2024
Prevalence and determinants of scabies: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Burden of scabies in displacement settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis among forcibly displaced populations.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of scabies: A global systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2024Pooled it
- Global prevalence and predictors of scabies among prisoners: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Anatomical Distribution of Scabies Lesions and Factors Associated With Typical Anatomical-Site Involvement Among Patients Attending a Dermatology Center in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Scabies outbreak management in a vulnerable elderly population: Evidence from northeastern Iran.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- A Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Scabies Among Patients Attending Dermatology Clinics in Afghanistan.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A LAMP-based assay for rapid detection of human scabies using clinical skin scraping specimens.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Factors associated with scabies severity and reinfection: A cross-sectional study during recent surges in the Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Determinants of scabies among households in Fagita Lekoma district, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Can Artificial Intelligence Support Patient Education in Scabies? A Comparative Analysis of Large Language Model Responses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effective treatment of scabetic nodules with thalidomide: a 5-year retrospective case series.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of 1,094 children diagnosed with scabies in Turkey: a 5-year retrospective observational study.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2026Observational
- The Cost of Inpatient Scabies Treatment in the Philippines: Secondary Data Analysis from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Database.Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Scabies as a Neglected Tropical Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2025Review
- Tracing the Itch: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Scabies Rates and Its Risk Factors Using the Global Burden of Disease 2021 Data.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of scabies among orphans: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Effect of ivermectin on scabies: a retrospective evaluation.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- An outbreak of scabies in a fishing community in Hoima District, Uganda, February - June, 2022.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesScabies is a neglected skin disease that disproportionately affects people from resource poor and overcrowded countries. Global data on prevalence and risk factors are limited. This article aims to estimate the global burden of scabies and identifies the risks associated with it.
methodsDatabases (PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Reviews) were accessed to identify studies of scabies prevalence published between 2000 and 2024. Results were pooled to estimate prevalence and identify factors, which explained between-study heterogeneity. Odds ratios (ORs), risk of bias, subgroup analyses and meta-regression were used to describe variation in effect size and heterogeneity based on country-level demographic and economic variables.
resultsSeventy studies yielded a pooled prevalence of 11.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.60-14.7) with substantial heterogeneity
conclusionPrevalence of scabies is associated with geographic location and behavioural factors, but not between-country socioeconomic status. In addition to mass drug administration, risk factors are identified which may be included in health promotion programmes to reduce scabies prevalence and its sequelae in the long term.
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