The prevalence and association with health-related quality of life of tungiasis and scabies in schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia.
Stephen L WalkerEglantine LebasValentina De SarioZeleke DeyassoShimelis N DoniMichael MarksChrissy H RobertsSaba M LambertPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Tungiasis is highly prevalent in schoolchildren in the part of Ethiopia where the study was conducted and is associated with a deleterious effect on quality of life. The role of footwear in both preventing and possibly exacerbating cutaneous ailments in this setting requires further study.
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