D. D. Altraide

Prevalence and Pattern of Skin Diseases among School Age Children at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: A Hospital Based Study

D. D. Altraide & B. A. Alex-Hart · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2020

Background: Skin diseases are common among school age children. In the absence of population based studies, data from hospital based studies could be a pointer to the enormity of the problem within the community. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and pattern of skin diseases...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i430134

Prevalence of Skin Diseases among Primary School Children in Three Semi Urban Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Community Based Study

B. A. Alex-Hart & D. D. Altraide · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: Skin diseases are common among children in the developing countries in Sub Saharan Africa where there is low level of hygiene, overcrowding and warm humid climates.  However, there are no known community based studies on the prevalence of skin diseases among primary s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i230190