Table 3. Results of multivariate logistic analysis of data collected 14 days after initiating treatment for scabies in randomized controlled trial, Dakar, Senegal.

Variable	ORa	95% CI
Two applications of BBb	2.04	0.89–4.66
Oral IVb	0.23	0.10–0.50
Age > 15 years	1.21	0.57–2.56
Parasitology test positive	1.04	0.52–2.08
Compliant with treatment	2.27	1.02–5.03
No. of sites initially involved ≥ 6	0.83	0.21–3.19
Superinfection before randomization	1.28	0.61–2.69
No. of family members with scabies > 5	0.70	0.43–1.16

BB, benzyl benzoate; CI, confidence interval; IV, ivermectin; OR, odds ratio.
^a Ratio of the odds of achieving a cure.
^b The reference group was composed of patients who received a single application of BB.