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. 2009 Jun 23;3(6):e467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000467

Table 1. Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in 3462 primary school children (CI: confidence interval).

Total 5–8 years 9–11 years 12–15 years
n Prevalence (%) 95% CI n Prevalence (%) 95% CI n Prevalence (%) 95% CI n Prevalence (%) 95% CI
Impetigo All 1259 36.4 34.8–38.0 372 42.9 39.6–46.2 449 37.9 35.1–40.7 438 31.1 28.6–33.5
Active 885 25.6 24.1–27.1 268 30.9 27.8–34.1 329 27.8 25.2–30.4 288 20.4 18.3–22.6
Mild 640 18.5 17.2–19.8 195 22.5 19.7–25.3 221 18.6 16.4–20.9 244 15.9 14.0–17.8
Moderate 182 5.3 4.5–6.1 48 5.5 4.0–7.1 82 6.9 5.5–8.4 52 3.7 2.7–4.7
Severe 63 1.8 1.4–2.3 25 2.9 1.8–4.0 26 2.2 1.4–3.0 12 0.9 0.4–1.3
Scabies All 640 18.5 17.2–19.8 213 24.6 21.7–27.6 213 18.0 15.8–20.3 214 15.2 13.3–17.2
Infected 191 5.5 4.5–6.3 65 7.5 5.7–9.3 67 5.7 4.3–7.0 59 4.2 3.1–5.2