Author/Authors :
Darabi ، Behzad Ddepartment of Pediatrics - School of Medicine Emam Khomeini Hospital . Khomeini Hospital - Ilam University of Medical sciences , Rizehbandi ، Mahsa Department of Internal Medicine - School of Medicine, Shahid Mostafa Khomaeini Hospital - Ilam University of Medical sciences , Shokri ، Mehdi Department of Pediatrics - Ilam University of Medical sciences , Shokri ، Fariba Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Diseases Department of Internal Medicine - School of Medicine. Shahid Mostafa Khomaeini Hospital - Shahid Mostafa Khomaeini Hospital Ilam University of Medical sciences , Bastani ، Elham epartment of Internal Medicine Department of Internal Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Shahid Mostafa Khomaeini Hospital - Ilam University of Medical sciences Shahid Mostafa Khomaeini Hospital Ilam University of Medical sciences
Abstract :
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the skin diseases, which is characterized as a chronic inflammation of the skin with itchy red rashes. This systematic review study was performed with the aim of determining the prevalence of AD in children and adolescents in Iran.Method: The search keywords included Atopic dermatitis, Child, Children, pediatrics, adolescent, Preschool children, School-age children, eczema, and Iran, in the domestic databases of Iran and international databases. After the initial search of the articles and studying their titles and abstracts, those that did not match the purpose of the research were removed from the study, and then the methodology and results of the papers were studied. Then the data was analyzed using CMA version 3 software.Result: The results of 30 articles were analyzed. Based on the results, the prevalence of AD in girls was 8.5% (confidence interval (CI) = 5.3-13.4), in boys it was 8.1% (confidence interval (CI) = 5.5-11.7), and the overall prevalence was 7.4% (confidence interval (CI) = 5.3-10.3).Conclusion: AD is found to have a considerable prevalence among children, though the prevalence found in this study is, generally, lower than those suggested in other studies. Overall, more efforts are necessary to reduce its prevalence.
Keywords :
Atopic Dermatitis , Systematic reviews and meta , analyses , Children
