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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jan 6;114(1):49–56. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz102

Table 3. Questionnaire responses about attitudes on scabies.

ATTITUDES
How can you prevent scabies? Keep personal hygiene 69 (92%)
Keep clothes cleaned 37 (49.3%)
Infected people should be treated 9 (12.0%)
Keep home hygiene 9 (12.0%)
Avoid contact with dirty water 7 (9.3%)
Eat safe food 5 (6.7%)
Avoid skin contact with infected people 3 (4.0%)
Avoid playing on the ground 3 (4.0%)

If someone in your household is infected with scabies, what do you do to prevent the spread of the disease? Infected people should be treated 61 (81.3%)
Avoid skin contact with infected people 11 (14.7%)
Wash clothes 9 (12.0%)
Treat everyone in the household 2 (2.7%)
Topical application of a home remedy 2 (2.7%)
Don’t share the bed with infected people 2 (2.7%)