بررسی فراوانی درماتیت کهنه در کودکان زیر 2 سال مهد کودکهای شهر همدان طی سالهای 81-1380

Diaper dermatitis(Diaper rash) is the most common cutaneous disorder&nbsp;of infancy and childhood. Although the etiology of this condition remains&nbsp;unknown, an amalgam of various causes (mechanical friction, moisture,&nbsp;contact with urine and feces, variation of skin pH, fungal infection)&nbsp;bring about this common dermatitis. Because most diaper dermatitis is&nbsp;treated conservatively at home, the frequency is unknown, but from 7%-35% &nbsp;&nbsp; up to 50% has been reported. Therefore the frequency of diaper dermatitis&nbsp;and related aggravating factors in 1-2 years old children was studied at&nbsp;nursing home of Hamadan at year 2000-2001. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The study was cross-sectional, descriptive on 385 children usingrandomized&nbsp;selection and data was collected by questionnaire and completed by&nbsp;direct observation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In this study 79 (20.5%) subjects had diaper dermatitis, there was&nbsp;meaningful association with&rdquo; educational level of mother, age of child and&nbsp;use of disposable diaper(p<0.05)&rdquo; . There was no meaningful relation with&nbsp;sex. The most prominent region of involvement was combination of&nbsp;perineum &ndash;genitalia-buttock-thighs. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For better controlling of diaper dermatitis we should consider the proper&nbsp;health education for mother and nursing home instructors, and using of&nbsp;super absorbent diapers.