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A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among five government-run schools randomly selected from the district of Gampaha, Sri Lanka, during 2016-2017. A total of 41 students between 5 and 16\u2009years of age were randomly selected from each school. Sociodemographic profile and hygienic behaviors of selected students were assessed using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Students were examined by a medical officer for the presence of different skin disorders. The chi-squared test of association and binary logistic regression were used for the identification of the significance of socioeconomic factors and hygienic practices among the study participants. A total of 205 school children participated in the study. The commonest skin disorder was pediculosis (42.0%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>86<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>), followed by dandruff (8.3%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>17<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>), fungal infections (6.8%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>14<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>), and scabies (1.5%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>3<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>). Almost one-fourth of the study participants (22.9%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>30<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><mml:mo>\/<\/mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>131<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>) had more than one disorder, majored by <jats:italic>Pediculus captis<\/jats:italic> infestation with dandruff. Over one-third (36.1%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>74<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>) were free of any skin disorders. The prevalence of skin disorders was significantly high among females (87.3%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M7\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>110<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>), compared to males (26.6%; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M8\"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>21<\/mml:mn><\/mml:mrow><\/mml:math>). Presence of long hair, higher family size, and limited number of rooms in the house were risk factors associated with the prevalence of skin disorders. The commonest skin disorder was pediculosis, while scabies and fungal infections were scarce among school children in the district of Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Implementation of health education and monitoring programs at the school level for maintaining the dermal health status of school children is recommended.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2019\/5827124","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,25]],"date-time":"2019-03-25T19:32:28Z","timestamp":1553542348000},"page":"1-10","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Prevalence of Ectoparasitic Infections and Other Dermatological Infections and Their Associated Factors among School Children in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2019","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2690-8565","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Nayana","family":"Gunathilaka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri 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