Scabies Treatment in Sudan: Evaluating Permethrin 5% Lotion as a First-Line Treatment

Scabies continues to be a common dermatological and public health issue in Sudan especially in underserved & rural kinds of communities. This research measures the effectiveness of Permethrin 5% lotion as a first-line treatment for scabies in three high-burden regions Atbara, Khasm Al-Girba and New Halfa. All in all, 150 subjects were enrolled and treated with a standardized protocol. Results demonstrated a 76% cure rate following a solitary application and 96.3% full recovery following a second dose. 1.3% of them had treatment resistant, all cases being from Atbara. The results validate Permethrin’s high efficacy, security and applicability to a wider spectrum in healthcare system of Sudan. The latter supports further its generalizability by regional consistency in outcomes. The study in turn recommends formal incorporation of Permethrin 5% lotion in national treatment guideline and cites the necessity of in the long-term surveillance and increase in public health education to ensure that ever control is sustained and prevent secondary attack from occurring.