Table 1.
Scabies and impetigo prevalence by age, gender and household density
| Factor | Sample (%) | Scabies | Impetigo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Total | 2,051 | 746 (36.4) | 479 (23.4) | ||
| Age | |||||
| < 5 years | 257 (12.5) | 122 (47.5) | 2.7 (2.0–3.6) | 80 (31.1) | 3.0 (2.1–4.2) |
| 5–9 years | 341 (16.6) | 190 (55.7) | 3.7 (2.8–4.9) | 131 (38.4) | 4.1 (3.0–5.6) |
| 10–14 years | 277 (13.5) | 132 (47.7) | 2.7 (2.0–3.6) | 108 (39.0) | 4.2 (3.0–0.8) |
| 15–24 years | 168 (8.2) | 52 (31.0) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 29 (17.3) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) |
| 25–34 years | 280 (13.7) | 67 (23.9) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) | 35 (12.5) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) |
| ≥ 35 years | 782 (35.5) | 183 (25.1) | 1 | 96 (13.2) | 1 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 987 (48.1) | 387 (39.2) | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 204 (20.7) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) |
| Male | 1,064 (51.9) | 359 (33.7) | 1 | 275 (25.8) | 1 |
| No. of people per room | |||||
| < 2 people | 287 (14.0) | 79 (27.5) | 1 | 40 (13.9) | 1 |
| 2–3 people | 759 (37.0) | 283 (37.3) | 1.5 (1.2–2.1) | 170 (22.4) | 1.8 (1.2–2.6) |
| ≥ 4 people | 1,005 (26.3) | 384 (38.2) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 269 (26.8) | 2.3 (1.6–3.2) |
CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.