Abstract: Atopic dermatitis (AD) and other allergies have developed into the most popular chronic diseases. Little information is available about the prevalence of these diseases in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia, especially among the adult group.
Objective: This study was designed to identify the prevalence of AD symptoms among adults in Jazan Region Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted health college students, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The study used the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) questionnaire.
Result: The number of students studied was 1210 the male 654 (54.0%) and the female were 556 (46.0%). The mean age of them was 21.5 ± 1.4 years. The prevalence of AD-related symptoms is shown in Table II, which revealed the prevalence of ever AD, recurrent AD during last six months, AD symptoms during last 12 months, and Eczema confirmed by doctor was 53 (4.3%), 222 (18.3%), 197 (16.3%) and 53 (3.4%) respectively. The frequency rate of rash cleared completely during the last 12 months was 29 (3.4%), which showed clear significant statistical difference between gender (p = 0.000). The prevalence of AD-related symptoms according to geographical distribution of study population showed that the ever eczema in costal, plain and mountain was 22 (1.8%), 21 (1.7%) and 10 (0.8%) respectively as shown in table III. Those who had eczema confirmed by doctor in costal, plain and mountain area was 23 (1.9%), 29 (2.4%) and 15 (1.2%) respectively.
Conclusion: The present study has demonstrated the prevalence of AD in Jazan Region SA. Although more studies are needed to investigate the role of environmental factors, which may lead to changes in prevalence of AD and other associated allergic diseases as asthma and allergic rhinitis. The prevalence of AD among Jazan University students was 18.3% only 5.5% had confirmed AD by doctor.
Keywords: Prevalence, Atopic Dermatitis, ISAAC, Adult, Jazan Region.
Title: Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis among Adults in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia
Author: Abuobaida Yassin, Reem Maashi, Amna Zila, Nuha Dilyh, Samar Dilyh, Fatima Ezzi, Maha madkhali, Meshal Bajoned
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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