The Profile of Diaper Dermatitis in Infants

Cana Rifiza R. S., Nelva Karmila Jusuf, Imam Budi Putra, Tri Widyawati, Nurfida Khairina Arrasyid

2019

Abstract

Diaper dermatitis is a common condition in infants. The present study aims to describe the profile of diaper dermatitis in infants. A cross-sectional study was conducted between August and December 2018 in several hospitals, community health centers and integrated health service in Medan, Indonesia. Age, gender, birth order, a term or preterm delivery history, feeding history, diaper type used, frequency of diaper changing and defecation, cleansing agents, diaper cream used, location of rash and skin scraping examination with 10% potassium hydroxide preparation were identified. There were forty infants with diaper dermatitis included in the study. Of those, 24 infants (60%) were aged 0-6 months, 21 infants (52.5%) were male, and 25 (62.5%) infants were first child. Further, 38 infants (95%) were born a term, 18 infants (45%) were fed with formula milk, 36 infants (90%) wore disposable diaper, 23 infants (57.5%) had diaper changed <6 times a day, 30 infants (70%) defecated <3 times a day, 17 infants (42.5%) were cleaned with wet wipes, and 25 infants (62.5%) did not use any diaper cream. Eleven infants (27.5%) had a rash in the inguinal area. Skin scraping examination with 10% potassium hydroxide preparation showed positive results in 11 patients (27.5%).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

R. S. C., Jusuf N., Putra I., Widyawati T. and Arrasyid N. (2019). The Profile of Diaper Dermatitis in Infants.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI, ISBN 978-989-758-469-5, pages 44-51. DOI: 10.5220/0009855800440051

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ictromi19,
author={Cana Rifiza R. S. and Nelva Karmila Jusuf and Imam Budi Putra and Tri Widyawati and Nurfida Khairina Arrasyid},
title={The Profile of Diaper Dermatitis in Infants},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,},
year={2019},
pages={44-51},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009855800440051},
isbn={978-989-758-469-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease - Volume 1: ICTROMI,
TI - The Profile of Diaper Dermatitis in Infants
SN - 978-989-758-469-5
AU - R. S. C.
AU - Jusuf N.
AU - Putra I.
AU - Widyawati T.
AU - Arrasyid N.
PY - 2019
SP - 44
EP - 51
DO - 10.5220/0009855800440051