5 -5 (79) 2025 - Togaev A.T., Eshboev E.Kh. - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCABIES PREVALENCE AND LIVING STANDARDS

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCABIES PREVALENCE AND LIVING STANDARDS

Togaev A.T. - Termez branch of Tashkent Medical Academy

Eshboev E.Kh. - Republican Center of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, Uzbekistan

Resume

The study analyses relationships between environmental living conditions and scabies incidence within the Surkhandarya region Uzbekistan population. The skin condition known as scabies, which is transmitted by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, survives primarily in regions marked by poor hygiene combined with restricted healthcare availability. Despite notable improvements in public health infrastructure, many low-income communities still face frequent outbreaks, largely due to overcrowded living spaces, poor sanitation, and a lack of awareness about personal hygiene. The Surkhandarya Regional Dermatovenerologic Dispensary shows through clinical evaluation that unsanitary, overcrowded spaces lead to fast scabies transmission, particularly within child and elderly populations. The main method through which scabies spreads involves casual human contact between bare skin surfaces, coupled with sharing both cloth items and bedding. According to the study, the reduction of scabies cases requires early disease detection and education programs led by local communities. The problem can be reduced substantially via actions to improve water access and promote hygiene practices, together with better housing conditions. Public health services require enhancement, especially in rural and underprivileged locations to stop and control scabies outbreaks while enhancing community health. The research demonstrates that fighting scabies requires medical solutions together with an extensive method that resolves socioeconomic issues. Reducing the scabies burden will be possible through combined medical care and social interventions, which aim to create better living conditions for vulnerable groups.

Keywords: Scabies, Living standards, Overcrowding, Poor hygiene, Water access, Socioeconomic factors, Public health, Surkhandarya region, Skin infections, Environmental health, Hygiene education, Rural healthcare.

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25

Last page

31

For citation:Togaev A.T., Eshboev E.Kh. - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCABIES PREVALENCE AND LIVING STANDARDS//New Day in Medicine 5(79)2025 25-31 https://newdayworldmedicine.com/en/new_day_medicine/5-79-2025

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