INVOLVEMENT OF NON-MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN MANAGEMENT OF SCABIES AT A BOARDING SCHOOL IN INDONESIA

• Published in: Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 527 - 537
• Main Authors: Widaty, Sandra, Menaldi, Sri Linuwih, Rihatmadja, Rahadi, Miranda, Eliza, Marissa, Melani, Kekalih, Aria, Friska, Dewi, Oktarina, Caroline, Surya, Danny
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangkok Central Coordinating Board, SEAMEO-TROPMED Project 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Boarding schools; Education; Health risks; Hygiene; Insecticides; Medical personnel; Modules; Nutritional status; Overcrowding; Parasitic diseases; Permethrin; Public health; Scabies; Schools; Skin diseases; Students; Teachers; Indonesia

One of the most common neglected tropical skin diseases in Indonesia is scabies, commonly associated with overcrowding, poor hygiene and poor nutritional status. Boarding schools are at risk of harboring infected populations. As recurrence is common, non-medical personnel need to be involved in mana...