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Abstract
Infectious skin diseases and parasitic manifestations are associated with low socio-economic standard, backward sanitation and unhealthy behaviour. That is why these diseases are common in developing countries, in winter and especially among school children Epidemics of scabies and pediculosis have been reported during periods of war and famine. Beside patients suffering these diseases can be a source of shame and a stimulus for seeking medical advice. ’They constitute a sizea.ble portion of all cases attending the outpatient clinics. a real public health problem.. They constitue In Alexandria several studies were carried out on skin manifestations especially amon~ school children Ilnd all a.!~reA that skin dinoi..l:Jcs, ~specially scabies ~d pediculosis, constitute a real public health problem. The latest statistics published by Alexandria Health Directorate show that skin diseases especially Impetigo and Scabies constitued about- one third of all cases reported by outpatient clinics in the city (32 in 1987 and 37.2 in 1988) Table - XV .’ Aim of the StudJ!: This study has three objectives. (1) To identify and assess common infectious skin diseases in Alexandria. (2) To study relevant factors related to their occurence. (3) To study the role of PHC institutions in their detection and control. Materials and Methods Three clinics representing three different sectors of the community were chosen for this study. The se are Bacus Dermatology Clinic, Faranah School Health Unit, and Nandarah H. Centre. 150 patients were chosen at random from each clinic - total 450 patients - of different ages of both sexes. Accordingly we can safely say that the sample represents the general universe. Three types of questionnaires were used in collecting the data: one for the patients, one for the physicians and the third for a profile of the studied clinics. The researcher, being a resident in Dermatology, performed the clinical examination of all the cases, and the investigations needed, under guidance of the supervisors. The studied was done during February through May 1991 and data were analysed manually. The Results.