Field Study of Dermatological Problems Ralated to Clothing in Sharkia Goveronorate

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The present research aimed to study dermatological health problems caused by clothing. The sample consisted of 200 patients A questionnaire was used as a research tool and was collected through personal interviews. Percentages frequencies, relation coefficient, chi square, statistics were used to analyze the data.
The most important results in the following types of dermatitis. Most cases examined in this study suffered from dermatitis caused by bacteria and molds (35.5 and 25%)   Mean   while   there   were   17%,   10.5%    and 
5.5% sample examined suffered from allergy or irritation parasites and viral dermatitis respectively in addition to 6.5 % had hair diseases. It was found that the majority of the patients were females children and youths, More cases were found in rural areas than urban ones. Types of Dermatitis were caused by infections (bacteria- molds, parasites, and viruses), chemicals in fabrics and synthetic fabrics. There were significant relation between types of Dermatitis related to clothing and sex, age groups, and educational level of both mothers and fathers ).
 
 
 
 
 

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