Demographic profile and quality of life in scabies patients in rural area of District Bareilly

Dharmendra Kumar Gupta; Sanjeev Kumar Sharma; Ruchi Arun; Tariq Mahmood; Ajay Kumar Agarwal

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.8058

Authors

Dharmendra Kumar Gupta Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sanjeev Kumar Sharma Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ruchi Arun Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Tariq Mahmood
mahmoodtariq008@gmail.com
Professor and HOD, Department of Biochemistry, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ajay Kumar Agarwal Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital. Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

demographic profile, scabies, quality life index

Abstract

Background: Scabies is a relatively common infestation that can affect individuals of any age and socioeconomic status. Apart from the skin lesions or substantial morbidity, scabies also leads to social stigma. The worldwide prevalence is estimated to be 100 million people with wide variation in prevalence among different geographical regions. Many people complain of sleep disturbances and affection of work and leisure activities due to itching. Aim and Objectives: To assess demography profile and Quality of life of patients (QoL) with scabies. Material and Methods: In this cross sectional study, among 310 patients, 105 patients of Scabies, both males and females, of age sixteen year and more who attended dermatology OPD were recruited for the study. Results: Among the all patients 310 cases surveyed the 105 patients were clinically diagnosed suffering from Scabies. Of them 57 were females and 48 were males. Most of patients (34) belonged to the age group of 16-26. The mean age at presentation was 36 ± 14 years. Most of the patients were females with house wife (35) being the most common vocation. Majority of the patients (57.1%) were illiterate.

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