Hospital Practices and Research

Epidemiological Study of Skin Diseases in Patients Referred to the Skin Clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital during 2016 and 2017

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hamideh Molaei 1
Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani 2
Esmat Davoudi-Monfared 3
Masoud Nemati 4

1 Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Medicine, Quran and Hadith Research Center & Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Health Management Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.403318.1396
Abstract
Background: Investigating the frequency pattern and types of skin diseases is considered to be extremely important in order to improve the diagnosis process and patients' conditions.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological pattern of skin diseases in patients referred to the skin clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 patients who had referred to the skin clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital during 2016 and 2017. These participants were selected using a convinced sampling model. The type of skin diseases were determined in patients and then collected data were analyzed using the SPSS(V-22) software.
Results: Out of the 400 patients who had referred to the abovementioned clinic, 281 (70.3%) were women and 119 (29.7%) were men. The most common reasons for visiting the skin clinic were acne, warts, wrinkles and acute eczema, respectively. The most affected area was the face. The skin disease diagnosed in patients had a significant relationship with patients' age (P = 0.001), gender (P = 0.001), and education (P = 0.011).
Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, acne, warts, and wrinkles are the most common skin problems in patients who had referred to the skin clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital, respectively. Demographic and background factors have a significant effect on the type of skin disease.

Keywords

Skin
Disease
Epidemiology
Acne
Warts
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Hospital Practices and Research
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30
Spring 2023
Pages 241-244

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