Prevalence of skin diseases in a rural-urban commuting area of Haidian in Beijing and risk factors analysis
LI Juan
YOU Yan-ming
Abstract：Objective To determine the prevalence of skin diseases in a community and investigate the potential risk factors correlated to the occurrence of the skin diseases. Methods To investigate one rural urban commuting area of 4109 persons with a questionaire, which selected through cluster sampling. Results In total, 3317(80.72%) out of 4109 persons were surveyed. Crude prevalence of skin diseases was 56.95%. The most common skin diseases included superifcial fungal infections(21.01%), eczema (8.02%) and acne (7.66%). Age, education level, sleep quality, environment, socioeconomic status, drug allergy and genetic history of allergic disease is independent risk factor (OR value was 1.028, 1.184, 1.665, 1.653, 1.240, 3.008, 1.766, respectively). Conclusion Skin diseases are in high prevalence in a rural urban commuting area of Beijing. Age, education level, sleep quality, environment, socioeconomic status, drug allergy and genetic history of allergic disease are potential risk factors for skin disease, these ifndings are vital for targeted health education, as well as prevention and treatment of the common skin diseases.
Keywords：Skin diseasesEpidemiologyRural-urban commuting area
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 351-354 )