Background: AD is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disease, characterize by purities, eczematous lesions and recurrent episodes. A complex genetic disease with environmental influence, associated with other allergic disease, usually beginning during infancy (early onset) & first developing in adulthood (late onset), a proactive approach to the management of disease recommended. Education, gentle skin care, avoidance of triggering factors and use of emollient and topical agents represent the mainstay of the disease.
Methods: In a descriptive cross- sectional hospital based study, 89 AD study participants were enrolled in this study fulfilling all inclusion criteria, SPSS version 25 used for analysis and obtaining the results. Eighty nine AD patients of school age group between (6-14) years and their parents completed specific QoL questionnaire in AD patients in KDVH.
Result: Majority of the study participants were females, hundred percent of participant student, jaly most tribe affected, itching has severe effect on daily activity severe effect school performance, severe effect on the sleep, also treatment has severe effect on QOL, effect of AD on mood mild, health care effect moderate, has moderate social effect, sport & playing sever affected, clothing and hygiene has severe effect in QOL, lack of knowledge about disease. Conclusion: A strong association was found between AD and poor quality of life, that Atopic dermatitis affect many aspect of life style, and there is deep impact on school age children between6-14years that need long term workup for treatment and follow up, and further genetic studies needed to determine why AD is found more in specific tribe more than other.