The assessment of dermatological needs in resource‐poor regions
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The assessment of health needs is a key step in determining the nature and level of health service provision required in any global region. In dermatology, information on needs has provided information on the scale and impact of skin conditions in poor rural and urban populations. In such areas, additional problems in providing adequate services are access to trained health care professionals and cost to families and individuals, set against the background of a village‐mixed economy. A further problem is health literacy, which may limit the use of services. However, some of the most comprehensive surveys of the prevalence of skin disease have been carried out in resource‐poor countries, and attempts have been made to assess these along with their impact on individual disability. These studies and their outcomes are described in this article.
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- Authors
- Hay, R. J., & Fuller, L. C.
- Affiliations
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital (GB)
- Venue
- International Journal of Dermatology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-04-20
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 552-557
- ISSN
- 0011-9059 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-4632
- OpenAlex
- W2158976271
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
- 1.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- resource-poor regions, skin disease prevalence, health care delivery, health care access, health literacy, rural population, health care costs
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Dermatology, Developing Countries, Humans, Poverty, Quality of Life, Skin Diseases, Prevalence, Health Care Surveys, Needs Assessment, Health Literacy
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