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 |