PREVALENCE OF SKIN DISEASES IN CHAK-36, UNION COUNCIL AHMED RAJO, TALUKA SHAHEED FAZIL RAO (GOLARCHI), DISTRICT BADIN, SINDH, PAKISTAN

Abstract

An observational, analytical, and descriptive study was conducted at Chak - 36, Union Council Ahmed Rajo Taluka Shaheed Fazil Rao (Golarachi), District Badin during July 2011. Eight hundred cases were investigated. According to our survey 51.12% population of Chak - 36 was suffering from skin diseases. Among which the adult female (above 18 years of age) constituted the largest prevalent group (39.60%), followed by the female children (22.98%). Male adults and male children occupied more or less similar proportion of 19.32 and 18.09%, respectively. Scabies was the most prevalent disease (amongst 44.25% population), followed by Eczema (26.65% population) and ulcer (12.71% population). Acne vulgaris was largely amongst the adult females. Leishmaniasis was the least prevalent disease-amongst only 2.54% of the population