Scabies in Ghana
Scabies training resources
Resources related to scabies training
The links on this page include resources from the following study
‘A pilot secondary data analysis of scabies burden in Ghana’
Funded by University of Southampton Strategic Development Fund
Training day for study healthcare workers took place at the Accra Marriott Hotel on 14 May 2019
Data collection form
Click here to download the data collection form, to be used during the study (data collection periods 1 June – 30 November 2019).
If any difficulties with that link, another version of the same form is available from here.
Training materials
Scabies training quizzes (Word document)
Answer sheets for training quiz (Word document)
Photographs of scabies infection (Word document)
Slides from presentation delivered at training session given by Dr Michael Head, University of Southampton (PowerPoint file)
Presentation from Dr Roseline Osazuwa
Presentation from Dr Claudia Donkor (this is a big file, approx 55mb)
Presentation from Castro Yakubu.
WHO training manual Recognizing neglected tropical diseases through changes on the skin -
A training guide for front-line health workers
Delphi Consensus Criteria Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of scabies: A Delphi study of international experts
Academic publications
The global burden of scabies: a cross-sectional analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30483-8
Investigation of a Scabies Outbreak in Drought-Affected Areas in Ethiopia. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2018 https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed3040114
Scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for elderly people: a prospective study of clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30347-5
Photos from the event
Just a few photographs from the event, click here from the album.