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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Atopic Dermatitis in Urban vs. Rural Populations: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Mitali Dash, Anup K Mishra, Sasmita Pradhan, Gayathri R S Priyadarshini, Sathvik Rai, Surendra Gupta

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Mitali DashDepartment of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Anup K MishraDepartment of Dermatology, S.S Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sasmita PradhanDepartment of Community Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Gayathri R S PriyadarshiniDepartment of Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sathvik RaiDepartment of Community Medicine, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Surendra GuptaDiplomate American Board of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center of Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.

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Introduction: "Atopic dermatitis (AD)" is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects urban and rural populations at different frequencies probably because of environmental and lifestyle differences. These differences become evident and can help steer culturally sensitive individualized interventions. Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the frequency and associated risk factors of AD in urbanised and rural areas. In our study, 500 Individuals were tested for various factors including environmental exposure, socioeconomic status, family history of AD and lifestyle. The Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables and statistical significance was defined as Results: Urban locality was seen as a strong predictor of AD, with almost threefold more cases in urban populations compared to rural ( Conclusion: The prevalence of AD differs between urban and rural settings, with environmental and lifestyle factors playing a crucial role in its development. Tailored public health strategies are required to mitigate the risk of AD based on specific population characteristics.

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Atopic dermatitiscross-sectional studyprevalencerisk factorsurban vs. rural

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