<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dagnew, M. B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Erwin, G.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epidemiology of common transmissible skin diseases among primary school children in North West Ethiopia</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tropical and Geographical Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">transmission; skin; infections; prevalence; school; children; ethiopia; infestation</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1991</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">43</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">152-155</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A total of 1842 school children were examined for the occurrence of common transmissible skin infections in a rural area in North-West Ethiopia. The result showed a prevalence rate of 49.2%. Tinea capitis, impetigo, infected wounds and verrucae vulgaris were common. In addition the overall prevalence rate of lice infestation was 55.4%. The findings indicated the need to develop appropriate intervention programmes both at school and community levels.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">38325</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal</style></notes></record></records></xml>