Table 1.
Characteristics of schoolchildren stratified by eczema symptoms status
| Variables | No eczema symptoms n = 38 (20.99%) | Eczema symptoms n = 143 (79.01%) | X2 test: p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children characteristics | |||
| Residency | |||
| Urban area | 68 (47.55) | 18 (47.37) | 0.984 |
| Age | |||
| 6‐9 yrs | 98 (68.53) | 22 (57.89) | 0.218 |
| 10‐13 yrs | 45 (31.47) | 16 (42.11) | |
| Mean (SD) | 8.66 (1.68) | 8.84 (1.74) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 81 (56.64) | 19 (50.00) | 0.464 |
| Nutritional status | |||
| Overweight | 26 (18.18) | 10 (26.32) | 0.264 |
| Parents/Guardian characteristics | |||
| Education status | |||
| Low education | 84 (58.74) | 24 (63.15) | 0.928* |
| Middle education | 16 (11.19) | 4 (10.53) | |
| High education | 43 (30.07) | 10 (26.32) | |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||
| Low | 53 (37.06) | 16 (42.10) | 0.764 |
| Middle | 44 (30.77) | 12 (31.58) | |
| High | 46 (32.17) | 10 (26.32) | |
| Hygiene factors | |||
| Habits related to hygiene | |||
| Hand‐washing performance | |||
| Frequent | 67 (46.85) | 15 (39.47) | 0.417 |
| Partial ablution performance (PA) | |||
| Frequent | 112 (78.32) | 24 (63.16) | 0.055 |
| Household characteristics related to hygiene | |||
| Crowding | |||
| (children ≤13 years old in the house) | |||
| 3 or more children | 39 (27.27) | 16 (42.11) | 0.077 |
| Pet at home | |||
| Yes | 16 (11.19) | 9 (23.68) | 0.047 |
| Household water supply | |||
| Treated water | 64 (45.07) | 17 (44.74) | 0.971 |
| Family allergic history | |||
| Paternal allergic disease | |||
| Probabily/Ever | 26 (18.18) | 18 (47.37) | >0.001 |
| Maternal allergic disease | |||
| Probabily/Ever | 34 (23.78) | 14 (36.84) | 0.105 |
| Others | |||
| Smoker at home | |||
| Yes | 96 (67.13) | 24 (63.16) | 0.645 |
| Breastfeeding | |||
| >6 months | 123 (86.01) | 31 (81.58) | 0.495 |
*Fisher exact test.