TY - JOUR T1 - Scabies in displaced families: Health care problem that need urgent action AU - Abdulghani Mohamed Alsamarai AU - Amina Hamed Ahmed Alobaidi Y1 - 2017/07/03 N1 - 10.7241/ourd.20173.73 JO - Our Dermatology Online SP - 250 EP - 254 VL - 8 IS - 3 AB - Background: Scabies is a common skin infection with worldwide distribution, mainly in developing countries. Aim: To estimate the frequency of scabies in displaced community. Methodology: The study was conducted in Kirkuk in a dermatology clinic during the period from 1st of October 2015 to the end of October 2016. A total of 1639 subjects were included in the study, of them 860 (52.5%) were male and 779 (47.5%) were female, with age range from 1 month to 90 years for male, and 25 days to 80 years for female. Results: During the study period 153 scabies cases were identifies with overall incidence rate of 9.33%, 9.88% in male and 8.73% in female. The incidence was significantly higher (12.2%) in subjects with age of 1-12 years as compared to those with age of ?13 years (8.03%). The majority of cases (95.4%) were in displaced community. Conclusion: Scabies infestation in displaced communities is a public health problem with social and psychological impact on both displaced communities and Kirkuk city residents. Actions are needed to provide effective treatment and control. UR - http://www.odermatol.com/odermatology/20173/4.Scabies-AlsamaraiAM.pdf JO - Dermatology JA - Dermatology SN - 2081-9390 M3 - doi: 10.7241/ourd.20173.73 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7241/ourd.20173.73 ER -