Muhammad Waleed, Muhammad Talha, Muhammad Zeeshan Ashraf, Hassan Farooq.
Knowledge regarding transmission, prevention and treatment of scabies in rural area of district Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):1018-20.

Background: Scabies is a preventable skin sickness that normally influences lower financial strata and individuals living in packed environment. Scabies is a profoundly infectious malady and is a noteworthy general medical issue in the creating scene, with a lopsided weight in youngsters living in poor, packed tropical zones. Scabies causes tingling, pruritic skin rashes and because of ensuing scratching, prompts optional bacterial disease with Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. Methods : Descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in a rural area, Qasur having a population of 4000. The study participants were all the people residing in the area. The data was collected through face to face interviews with the help of the questionnaire and entered & analyzed using SPSS version-23. Chi-square test was applied to analyze and to find the association between the variables, level of significance (margin of error) was set at 0.05. Duration of study: The study was conducted from 1st July to 15th August 2018. Conclusions: This study found that 21% households in the area have scabies cases. The study found the respondents have a limited knowledge about the disease, its mode of transmission and preventive measures against it. The study highlighted a need of creating awareness regarding scabies at the community level.

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