@article{ajphr201535A14,
author={{Basnet, Binamra and Neupane, Saraswoti and Shrestha, Shristi and Gautam, Sujan},
title={Burden of Skin Diseases in Western Nepal: A Hospital Based Study},
journal={American Journal of Public Health Research},
volume={3},
number={5A},
pages={64--66},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/3/5A/14},
issn={2327-6703},
abstract={There is a substantial lack of data regarding the actual burden of skin diseases in Nepal. Skin diseases often account for a significant number of hospital visits specially in the rural areas of Nepal. 20-30% of the general population is affected by skin disorders at any given time. A hospital based retrospective study reviewed the medical data over a period of one year (June 2014 to May 2015). A total number of 6009 patients presented to the Department of Dermatology which accounted for 6% of the total hospital patients. There was almost equal number of males (51%) & females (49%). Cutaneous infections and dermatitis alone was responsible for more than 50% of the cases (cutaneous infection-34% & dermatitis-20%) whereas pigmentary disorders, including melasma contributed to only 6% of the cases. The occurrence of skin disease did not have significant correlation with socioeconomic class & personal hygiene (p-value>0.05). Conclusively, we need to focus more towards controlling infectious skin diseases.},
doi={10.12691/ajphr-3-5A-14}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}