High levels of scabies and malnutrition amongst orphans referred to a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Arega, Balew; Diro, Ermias; Zewude, Taye; Getahun, Tadesse; Agunie, Asnake; Owiti, Philip; Senkoro, Mbazi; Henten, Saskia van

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“…Scabies was more common among people who have frequent contact with people with active scabies at home, who do not use soap/detergent for hand-washing, and move from non-endemic to endemic areas [ 68 ]. Scabies has a strong relationship with malnutrition among orphan children in Ethiopia [ 69 ].…”

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Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review

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Background More than 1.7 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) worldwide. Forty percent of the NTD-affected people live in Africa with the poorest, most vulnerable, and hard to reach geographical areas. The NTDs cause significant social and economic burden and deepen marginalization and stigmatization. The World Health Organization’s current roadmap for NTD aims to prevent, control, eliminate, or eradicate 20 tropical diseases. Ethiopia experiences a high burden of these diseases, but current access to diagnostics, medicine, and/or care has been little explored to inform the country’s NTD strategic plan. The overall purpose of the scoping review was to map and characterize the burden of NTDs and challenges in access to diagnostics, medicine, and/or care in Ethiopia. Methods A systematic search of evidence was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar from January 2000 until May 2022, without restrictions of language or study design. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review was followed for screening of studies. Key findings were extracted and narrated qualitatively. Results The search resulted in 4532 articles, of which 105 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the scoping review under three themes: burden of NTDs, access to diagnostics, medicine and/or care, and key barriers. Although gains have been made in the prevention and control of NTDs in Ethiopia, the burden remains high, and progress in access to diagnostics, medicine/drugs, and/or care is very slow. Poverty, poor quality of life, and underfunding of NTD programs decelerate the process of NTD elimination program in the country. Conclusions The scoping review identified a considerable number of studies on the burden of NTDs in Ethiopia and strategies for diagnosis, treatment, and/or care; however, there is a paucity of evidence on the suitability and potential benefits of novel diagnostic technologies and medicines in the country. A regular review and analysis of such country-level evidence is important to inform the country NTDs roadmap and local implementation strategies.

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Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review

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“…[20][21][22] and the presence of these parasitic arthropods in selected groups of people, e.g. school children [8,23,24], adult residents of various regions [17,25,26], residents of nursing homes [27][28][29][30], and the elderly [31]. In turn, little attention has been paid to the presence of these ectoparasites among medical personnel who may come into occupation-related contact with patients infested by head lice and scabies mite.…”

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Pediculosis capitis and scabies in nurses from Eastern Poland – occupational risk and environmental determinants

Bartosik¹,

Kulbaka²,

Buczek³

et al. 2023

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and Objective.Nurses are a group of healthcare professionals particularly vulnerable to infestations by Pediculus humanus capitis and Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis contracted from patients under their medical care. Materials and method. The cross-sectional study included 322 professionally active nurses within public healthcare units in eastern Poland. The research tool was a questionnaire collecting anonymized data on the occurrence of pediculosis capitis and scabies in nurses, and their patients, concerning the environmental determinants in the period 2001-2013. The study was retrospective and participation of nurses was voluntary. Results. The obtained results indicated that 24.8% and 9.9% of the 322 respondents were infested by head lice and scabies mites, respectively. During their professional work, most nurses contracted head lice once (76.2%) while others (23.8%) were infested twice or more. The respondents did not declare repeated occupational scabies. The risk of contracting pediculosis capitis and scabies was not related to the length of service, but increased with the rise in the number of patients provided with nursing care. In the head lice-infested patients, the majority were aged 6-10 years (31.3%), while in the case of scabietic patients, children aged 0-5 years prevailed (26.4%). Conclusions. In medical care facilities, regular hygienic checks of both patients and medical staff, covering the condition of the skin and scalp, should be mandatory. The spread of pediculosis capitis and scabies among nurses can be reduced by the implementation not only of protective procedures mitigating occupational risk, but also the improvement of working conditions in medical facilities.

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“…Malnutrition is the incapability of body to maintain nutrition intake [10]. Malnutrition conditions in the community could be one of the predisposition factors for infection and reinfection of scabies [11]. Malnutrition can lead to a lower immune system and increase an individual's susceptibility to getting infected.…”

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Scabies infection and nutritional status profile on pediatric patients’ general hospital Dr. Soetomo Surabaya

Salsabila¹,

Hidayati²,

Aprilawati³

et al. 2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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The parasitic infection caused by mite Sarcoptes scabiei, scabies, is widely known as one of the world's highest morbidity of skin infections. WHO classified scabies as one of the Neglected-Tropical-Disease. Scabies has several risk factors, and one of them is malnutrition. This study aimed to know the scabies infection profile and the nutritional status of patients in pediatric dermatology division, general hospital Dr. Soetomo Surabaya. This is a retrospective study from secondary data collected by evaluating medical records from pediatric patient aged 0 – 60 months. The data were analyzed using the descriptive methodology to measure the frequency and percentage of each variable. The results showed that most of the patients are male, below 1 year old, and had good nutritional status (31.6%)measured using the weight-height index from WHO. Furthermore, most of the samples had upper extremity as the common region with scabies lesion, and papule is the most common lesion found on patients.

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High levels of scabies and malnutrition amongst orphans referred to a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review

Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review

Pediculosis capitis and scabies in nurses from Eastern Poland – occupational risk and environmental determinants

Scabies infection and nutritional status profile on pediatric patients’ general hospital Dr. Soetomo Surabaya

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