Table 1. Description of participating households and individuals in each community.
| Community A | Community B | p | Total | |
| Households | N = 18 | N = 22 | N = 40 | |
| Persons per household∧ * | 14.0 (12, 18) | 18.0 (14, 21) | <0.001 | 15.5 (12, 20) |
| Crowding∧ (persons per bedroom) | 4.3 (3.3, 5.3) | 4.5 (3.5, 5.3) | 0.510 | 4.3 (3.5, 5.3) |
| % householders under 5 years∧ | 14.4 (9.6, 22.0) | 20.5 (14.9, 24.7) | 0.134 | 17.9 (12.3, 24.1) |
| Household scabies burden at Day 0∧ * (% householders with scabies) | 33.3 (17.1, 50) | 16.2 (9.1, 26.3) | <0.001 | 23.6 (11.0, 44.7) |
| % householders screened at Day 0∧ | 47.7 (27.6, 67.2) | 44.5 (33.3, 66.3) | 0.946 | 46.4 (31.0, 67.1) |
| Individuals | ||||
| Index children | N = 18 | N = 22 | N = 40 | |
| Age (years)∧ | 3.9 (1.1, 10.8) | 2.7 (0.7, 5.5) | 0.265 | 3.4 (1.0, 5.9) |
| Sex (% male) | 50% (n = 9) | 50% (n = 11) | 1.0 | 50% (n = 20) |
| Scabies at Day 0& | 100% (n = 18) | 100% (n = 22) | 1.0 | 100% (n = 40) |
| Contacts | N = 221 | N = 335 | N = 556 | |
| Age (years)∧ | 19.0 (7.8, 33.5) | 22.0 (6.5, 33.2) | 0.973 | 20.2 (7.4, 33.4) |
| Sex (% male)# | 50.5% (n = 110/218) | 51.4% (n = 165/321) | 0.830 | 51.0% (n = 275/539) |
| Scabies at Day 0# * + | 21.7% (n = 30/138) | 12.7% (n = 35/276) | 0.017 | 15.7% (n = 65/414) |
∧: Values are median (IQR).
#
Individuals with unknown status (missing data) have not been included – denominator for calculation of percent is individuals with known values.
*: Significant difference between Community A and Community B (p<0.05), Wilcoxon Rank Sum test for continuous variables, Chi Square for categorical variables.
&
All cases diagnosed by Healthy Skin Worker (HSW).
+: In Community A, 13 cases diagnosed by HSW, 17 by family report. In Community B, 22 cases diagnosed by HSW, 13 by family report.