01988nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260002200042100001400064700001600078700001400094700001300108700001600121700001500137700001300152700001300165700001200178700001900190700001200209700001200221245015700233856008100390300001200471490000700483520120600490022001401696       2021                            d  bAcademic Journals1 aParfait D1 aGhislain ES1 aRonald SG1 aEsaï GA1 aZoulkifl SB1 aFranck ZMM1 aHorace D1 aFlora SH1 aJean GH1 aAkpéédjé CW1 aYves TB1 aRoch CJ00aIntegrated approach in the control of neglected tropical diseases with cutaneous manifestations in four municipalities in Benin: A cross-sectional study  uhttps://academicjournals.org/journal/JPHE/article-full-text-pdf/D5518AA67362  a184-1910 v133 aThe integrated approach is the new recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the control of neglected tropical diseases. The goal of this cross-sectional study was to implement this approach in 4 municipalities with a high prevalence of leprosy in Benin from September 2019 to August 2020. Mobile medical consultations were organized in these municipalities following the mobilization and sensitization of the populations. In the 4 municipalities, 6416 people were examined. The mean age was (27.3 ±19.8) years. Women represented 52.7% of people examined. Among the 6416 people examined, 1230 (19.2%) had skin conditions. The most common skin conditions were pityriasis versicolor (421 cases; 34.2%); eczema (203 cases; 16.5%); ringworm (159 cases; 12.9%); pruritus sine materia (81 cases; 6.6%); acne (62 cases; 5.0%); epidermophytia (37 cases; 3.0%); achromic nevus (35 cases; 2.8%); keloids (28 cases; 2.3%); chronic ulcers (27 cases; 2.2%) and depigmentation stigmata (24 cases; 2.0%). 8 new leprosy cases (0.7%) were detected. This study proves the efficiency of the integrated approach in the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with cutaneous manifestations in Benin.  a2141-2316