| References . | Our study . | Fung and Lo5 1996–1997 . | Hogewoning et al.11 2004–2007 . | Chen et al.6 2007 . | Yamamah et al.10 2008–2009 . | Komba and Mgonda9 2010 . | El-Khateeb et al.8 2011–2012 . | Uludağ et al.7 2016 . | ||
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| 2007 . | 2005 . | 2007 . | ||||||||
| City/country | Thailand | Hong Kong | Ghana | Gabon | Rwanda | Magong, Penghu/Taiwan | South Sinai/Egypt | Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | Damietta/Egypt | Turkey |
| Number | n = 556 | n = 559 | n = 1,394 | n = 454 | n= 2,528 | n = 3,237 | n = 2,194 | n = 420 | n = 6,162 | n = 1,386 |
| Mean age (year) (range) | 9.3 (5–14) | — (6–12.5) | — (4–20) | — (4–20) | — (4–16) | — (6–11) | — (≤18) | 11.4 (6–19) | — (6–12) | 7.31 ± 1.24 (5–14) |
| Rank 1st | PIH 58.3% | Atopic eczema/eczema 7.6% | Tinea capitis 8.7% | Tinea capitis 23.1% | Tinea capitis 20.6% | Acne 17.3% | Pediculosis 37.6% | Acne 36.4% | Benign neoplasm 87% | Acquired melanocytic nevus 70.2% |
| 2nd | Nevus/mole 40.1% | Nevus 4.8% | Scar 7% | Papular urticaria 7.5% | Prurigo simplex 2.1% | Ephelides 15.24% | Pityriasis alba 18.3% | Dermatophytosis 11.4% | Pigmentary disorder 68.3% | Postinflammatory hypopigmentation 15.4% |
| 3rd | Insect bite reaction 28.0% | Cafe au lait 4.5% | Pyoderma 5.8% | Miliaria/heat rash 4.2% | Acne 1.3% | Atopic dermatitis 4.32% | Xerosis 11.8% | Non specific dermatoses 10.7% | Infection 5.6% | Xerosis 6.6% |
| 4th | Acanthosis nigricans 20.0% | Acne 1.6% | Miliaria/heat rash 5.2% | Eczema 4% | Pyoderma 1.3% | Verruca vulgaris 2.78% | Seborrhoeic dermatitis 6.7% | Pityriasis vesicolor 8.6% | Adnexal disorders 4.8% | Pityriasis alba 5.5% |
| 5th | Acne 13.7% | Mongolian spot 1.1% | Acne 4.7% | Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Eczema 0.8% | Keloid 0.33% | Wart 4.1% | Non specific ulcer 5% | Hypersensitivity diseases 14% | Livedo reticularis 5% |
| 6th | Pityriasis alba 12.9% | Fungal infection 0.9% | Nevus and Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Other tinea 2.6% | Verrucae 0.4% | Tinea nigra, tinea versicolor, vitiligo 0.09% | Photosensitivity 4% | Pyoderma 4% | Genodermatoses 0.3% | Keratosis pilaris 4.8% |
| Remarks | School and community based | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | Community-based study (campaign field visit) | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | ||
| References . | Our study . | Fung and Lo5 1996–1997 . | Hogewoning et al.11 2004–2007 . | Chen et al.6 2007 . | Yamamah et al.10 2008–2009 . | Komba and Mgonda9 2010 . | El-Khateeb et al.8 2011–2012 . | Uludağ et al.7 2016 . | ||
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| 2007 . | 2005 . | 2007 . | ||||||||
| City/country | Thailand | Hong Kong | Ghana | Gabon | Rwanda | Magong, Penghu/Taiwan | South Sinai/Egypt | Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | Damietta/Egypt | Turkey |
| Number | n = 556 | n = 559 | n = 1,394 | n = 454 | n= 2,528 | n = 3,237 | n = 2,194 | n = 420 | n = 6,162 | n = 1,386 |
| Mean age (year) (range) | 9.3 (5–14) | — (6–12.5) | — (4–20) | — (4–20) | — (4–16) | — (6–11) | — (≤18) | 11.4 (6–19) | — (6–12) | 7.31 ± 1.24 (5–14) |
| Rank 1st | PIH 58.3% | Atopic eczema/eczema 7.6% | Tinea capitis 8.7% | Tinea capitis 23.1% | Tinea capitis 20.6% | Acne 17.3% | Pediculosis 37.6% | Acne 36.4% | Benign neoplasm 87% | Acquired melanocytic nevus 70.2% |
| 2nd | Nevus/mole 40.1% | Nevus 4.8% | Scar 7% | Papular urticaria 7.5% | Prurigo simplex 2.1% | Ephelides 15.24% | Pityriasis alba 18.3% | Dermatophytosis 11.4% | Pigmentary disorder 68.3% | Postinflammatory hypopigmentation 15.4% |
| 3rd | Insect bite reaction 28.0% | Cafe au lait 4.5% | Pyoderma 5.8% | Miliaria/heat rash 4.2% | Acne 1.3% | Atopic dermatitis 4.32% | Xerosis 11.8% | Non specific dermatoses 10.7% | Infection 5.6% | Xerosis 6.6% |
| 4th | Acanthosis nigricans 20.0% | Acne 1.6% | Miliaria/heat rash 5.2% | Eczema 4% | Pyoderma 1.3% | Verruca vulgaris 2.78% | Seborrhoeic dermatitis 6.7% | Pityriasis vesicolor 8.6% | Adnexal disorders 4.8% | Pityriasis alba 5.5% |
| 5th | Acne 13.7% | Mongolian spot 1.1% | Acne 4.7% | Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Eczema 0.8% | Keloid 0.33% | Wart 4.1% | Non specific ulcer 5% | Hypersensitivity diseases 14% | Livedo reticularis 5% |
| 6th | Pityriasis alba 12.9% | Fungal infection 0.9% | Nevus and Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Other tinea 2.6% | Verrucae 0.4% | Tinea nigra, tinea versicolor, vitiligo 0.09% | Photosensitivity 4% | Pyoderma 4% | Genodermatoses 0.3% | Keratosis pilaris 4.8% |
| Remarks | School and community based | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | Community-based study (campaign field visit) | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | ||
| References . | Our study . | Fung and Lo5 1996–1997 . | Hogewoning et al.11 2004–2007 . | Chen et al.6 2007 . | Yamamah et al.10 2008–2009 . | Komba and Mgonda9 2010 . | El-Khateeb et al.8 2011–2012 . | Uludağ et al.7 2016 . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 . | 2005 . | 2007 . | ||||||||
| City/country | Thailand | Hong Kong | Ghana | Gabon | Rwanda | Magong, Penghu/Taiwan | South Sinai/Egypt | Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | Damietta/Egypt | Turkey |
| Number | n = 556 | n = 559 | n = 1,394 | n = 454 | n= 2,528 | n = 3,237 | n = 2,194 | n = 420 | n = 6,162 | n = 1,386 |
| Mean age (year) (range) | 9.3 (5–14) | — (6–12.5) | — (4–20) | — (4–20) | — (4–16) | — (6–11) | — (≤18) | 11.4 (6–19) | — (6–12) | 7.31 ± 1.24 (5–14) |
| Rank 1st | PIH 58.3% | Atopic eczema/eczema 7.6% | Tinea capitis 8.7% | Tinea capitis 23.1% | Tinea capitis 20.6% | Acne 17.3% | Pediculosis 37.6% | Acne 36.4% | Benign neoplasm 87% | Acquired melanocytic nevus 70.2% |
| 2nd | Nevus/mole 40.1% | Nevus 4.8% | Scar 7% | Papular urticaria 7.5% | Prurigo simplex 2.1% | Ephelides 15.24% | Pityriasis alba 18.3% | Dermatophytosis 11.4% | Pigmentary disorder 68.3% | Postinflammatory hypopigmentation 15.4% |
| 3rd | Insect bite reaction 28.0% | Cafe au lait 4.5% | Pyoderma 5.8% | Miliaria/heat rash 4.2% | Acne 1.3% | Atopic dermatitis 4.32% | Xerosis 11.8% | Non specific dermatoses 10.7% | Infection 5.6% | Xerosis 6.6% |
| 4th | Acanthosis nigricans 20.0% | Acne 1.6% | Miliaria/heat rash 5.2% | Eczema 4% | Pyoderma 1.3% | Verruca vulgaris 2.78% | Seborrhoeic dermatitis 6.7% | Pityriasis vesicolor 8.6% | Adnexal disorders 4.8% | Pityriasis alba 5.5% |
| 5th | Acne 13.7% | Mongolian spot 1.1% | Acne 4.7% | Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Eczema 0.8% | Keloid 0.33% | Wart 4.1% | Non specific ulcer 5% | Hypersensitivity diseases 14% | Livedo reticularis 5% |
| 6th | Pityriasis alba 12.9% | Fungal infection 0.9% | Nevus and Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Other tinea 2.6% | Verrucae 0.4% | Tinea nigra, tinea versicolor, vitiligo 0.09% | Photosensitivity 4% | Pyoderma 4% | Genodermatoses 0.3% | Keratosis pilaris 4.8% |
| Remarks | School and community based | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | Community-based study (campaign field visit) | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | ||
| References . | Our study . | Fung and Lo5 1996–1997 . | Hogewoning et al.11 2004–2007 . | Chen et al.6 2007 . | Yamamah et al.10 2008–2009 . | Komba and Mgonda9 2010 . | El-Khateeb et al.8 2011–2012 . | Uludağ et al.7 2016 . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 . | 2005 . | 2007 . | ||||||||
| City/country | Thailand | Hong Kong | Ghana | Gabon | Rwanda | Magong, Penghu/Taiwan | South Sinai/Egypt | Dar es Salaam/Tanzania | Damietta/Egypt | Turkey |
| Number | n = 556 | n = 559 | n = 1,394 | n = 454 | n= 2,528 | n = 3,237 | n = 2,194 | n = 420 | n = 6,162 | n = 1,386 |
| Mean age (year) (range) | 9.3 (5–14) | — (6–12.5) | — (4–20) | — (4–20) | — (4–16) | — (6–11) | — (≤18) | 11.4 (6–19) | — (6–12) | 7.31 ± 1.24 (5–14) |
| Rank 1st | PIH 58.3% | Atopic eczema/eczema 7.6% | Tinea capitis 8.7% | Tinea capitis 23.1% | Tinea capitis 20.6% | Acne 17.3% | Pediculosis 37.6% | Acne 36.4% | Benign neoplasm 87% | Acquired melanocytic nevus 70.2% |
| 2nd | Nevus/mole 40.1% | Nevus 4.8% | Scar 7% | Papular urticaria 7.5% | Prurigo simplex 2.1% | Ephelides 15.24% | Pityriasis alba 18.3% | Dermatophytosis 11.4% | Pigmentary disorder 68.3% | Postinflammatory hypopigmentation 15.4% |
| 3rd | Insect bite reaction 28.0% | Cafe au lait 4.5% | Pyoderma 5.8% | Miliaria/heat rash 4.2% | Acne 1.3% | Atopic dermatitis 4.32% | Xerosis 11.8% | Non specific dermatoses 10.7% | Infection 5.6% | Xerosis 6.6% |
| 4th | Acanthosis nigricans 20.0% | Acne 1.6% | Miliaria/heat rash 5.2% | Eczema 4% | Pyoderma 1.3% | Verruca vulgaris 2.78% | Seborrhoeic dermatitis 6.7% | Pityriasis vesicolor 8.6% | Adnexal disorders 4.8% | Pityriasis alba 5.5% |
| 5th | Acne 13.7% | Mongolian spot 1.1% | Acne 4.7% | Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Eczema 0.8% | Keloid 0.33% | Wart 4.1% | Non specific ulcer 5% | Hypersensitivity diseases 14% | Livedo reticularis 5% |
| 6th | Pityriasis alba 12.9% | Fungal infection 0.9% | Nevus and Prurigo simplex 3.7% | Other tinea 2.6% | Verrucae 0.4% | Tinea nigra, tinea versicolor, vitiligo 0.09% | Photosensitivity 4% | Pyoderma 4% | Genodermatoses 0.3% | Keratosis pilaris 4.8% |
| Remarks | School and community based | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | Community-based study (campaign field visit) | School-based study | School-based study | School-based study | ||
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