Egyptian Dermatology Online Journal Vol. 8 No 2: 4, December 2012 - 1 - http://www.edoj.org.eg A school survey of dermatological disorders and associated socio-economic factors in Lucknow; a region of north India Suman H. Tulsyan, Savita Chaudhary, Devesh Mishra Department and institution: Department of dermatology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow. Egyptian Dermatology Online Journal 8 (2): 4 E-mail: drsumantulsyan@gmail.com Submitted: August 8, 2012 Accepted: November 20, 2012 Abstract Background: The prevalence of skin disorders amongst children in various parts of India has ranged from 4.3% to 49.1% in school based surveys. Aim: We undertook this study to determine the prevalence of skin disorders and associated socioeconomic factors amongst school children of Lucknow. Method: This prospective cross sectional study was conducted in 4 (2 government and 2 private) schools of Lucknow. The students of classes 1 to 5 were examined to search for diseases of the skin and its appendages. The data was tabulated and analyzed using chi square test to study the association between various factors. Level of significance was estimated with 95% confidence intervals and P value. Result: The overall prevalence of skin disorders was 42.3%. Of them 32.9% students had only one skin disorder while 11.3% students had at least one transmissible skin disorder. The commonest skin disorder was Pityriasis