Analysis of the incidence of scabies in children in the Republic of Tatarstan

Eremeeva Zh. G.¹²

Minullin I. K.¹

Salyahova L. Sh.²

1State Autonomous Institution «Republican Clinical Dermatovenerologic dispensary», Kazan, Russia
2Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia

Eremeeva Zhanna; e-mail: Z.Eremeeva@tatar.ru

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

29.12.2025

05.03.2026

For many years, scabies has remained one of the most common highly contagious dermatoses. The leading role in the epidemiology of scabies is played by the incidence of children and adolescents, which is often due to their lack of immunity to the pathogen and more frequent direct contact with the skin of patients. The aim is a retrospective epidemiological analysis of the incidence of scabies in children in the Republic of Tatarstan. Methods. The data of statistical medical documentation were analyzed using the descriptive epidemiological study methodology in the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 program. The incidence rates per 100 thousand of the population of the Republic of Tatarstan, the structure of patients with scabies by gender, age and social factors among children were determined. The comparison of indicators was carried out using the Pearson chi-square (χ2) test. Results. In the Republic of Tatarstan for 2015-2024, the average annual number of scabies cases is 29.1 ± 10.5 with a maximum rate in 2024 (48.0 per 100 thousand children) and a minimum value in 2021 (19.0 per 100 thousand children). During the analyzed period, there was a stable registration of scabies cases both among girls – 47%) and boys – 53%. At the same time, the share of cases among preschoolers is almost the same – 50.9% (including children under two years of age – 8%) and children over 7 years of age – 49.1%. Conclusion. Scabies remains one of the most common contagious skin diseases, which is registered in different age, sex and social groups of the population. 

scabies, children, morbidity

10.29234/2308-9113-2026-14-2-176-184

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