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. 2018 May 31;12(5):e0006400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006400

Table 2. Prevalence of scabies and adjusted odds ratio for variables in multivariate analysis.

Prevalence (%, 95% CI) aOR (95% CI), p value—multivariate analysis
Total 312/1396 (22.4%, 20.3–24.7) -
Sex
Female 150/737 (20.4%, 17.6–23.4) Ref
Male 162/659 (24.6%, 21.5–28.0) 1.3 (1.0–1.8), p = 0.05
Site
Dili 26/502 (5.2%, 3.5–7.5) Ref
Ermera 286/894 (32.0%, 29.0–35.1) 7.3 (4.6–11.7), p<0.01
Age (years)
5–9 61/412 (14.7%, 11.7–18.5) Ref
10–14 126/615 (20.5%, 17.5–23.9) 1.1 (0.8–1.7), p = 0.48
15–19 91/293 (31.1%, 26.0–36.6) 1.2(0.8–1.8), p = 0.43
20–24 34/76 (44.7%, 34.1–55.9) Insufficient data
Nutrition (n = 1264)
Not stunted 161/922 (17.5%, 15.1–20.1) Ref
Stunted 109/342 (31.9%, 27.2–37.0) 1.3 (1.0–1.8), p = 0.07
Impetigo
No impetigo 245/1260 (19.5%, 17.4–21.8) Ref
Impetigo 67/136 (49.3%, 41.0–57.6) 4.4 (2.9–6.8), p<0.01

aOR: adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, % percentage