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. 2021 Nov 10;21:2060. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12039-2

Table 4.

Comparison of prevalence estimates between 2020 IACS criteria and simplified criteria

2020 IACS criteria Simplified criteria Difference between prevalence estimates
(95% CI)
Kappa coefficient (κ, 95% CI)
Scabies
n
Prevalence
% (95% CI)
Scabies
n
Prevalence
% (95% CI)
Total (n = 9526) 1577 16.6 (15.8, 17.3) 1490 15.6 (14.9, 16.4) 0.9 (−0.1, 2.0) 0.82 (0.80–0.83)
Country
 Solomon Islands (n = 5224) 786 15.0 (14.1, 16.0) 788 15.1 (14.1, 16.1) −0.0 (−1.4, 1.3) 0.79 (0.77–0.80)
 Fiji (n = 3351) 470 14.0 (12.9, 15.2) 450 13.4 (12.3, 14.6) 0.6 (−1.15, 2.2) 0.90 (0.88–0.91)
 Timor-Leste (n = 951) 321 33.8 (30.8, 36.8) 252 26.5 (23.8, 29.4) 7.3 (3.1, 11.4) 0.75 (0.73–0.77)
Sex
 Male (n = 4537) 804 17.7 (16.6, 18.9) 772 17.0 (15.9, 18.1) 0.7 (−0.9, 2.3) 0.82 (0.81–0.84)
 Female (n = 4989) 773 15.5 (14.5, 16.5) 718 14.4 (13.4, 15.4) 1.1 (−0.3, 2.5) 0.81 (0.80–0.83)
Age (years)
 0–1 (n = 438) 124 28.3 (24.3, 32.7) 135 30.8 (26.7, 35.3) −2.5 (−8.6, 3.5) 0.84 (0.83–0.86)
 2–4 (n = 818) 212 25.9 (23.0, 29.0) 220 26.9 (24.0, 30.0) −1.0 (−5.3, 3.3) 0.81 (0.80–0.83)
 5–9 (n = 1741) 450 25.8 (23.8, 28.0) 440 25.3 (23.3, 27.4) 0.6 (−2.3, 3.5) 0.81 (0.79–0.82)
 10–14 (n = 1596) 336 21.1 (19.1, 23.1) 319 20.0 (18.1, 22.0) 1.1 (−1.7, 3.9) 0.78 (0.77–0.80)
 15–29 (n = 1717) 180 10.5 (9.1, 12.0) 163 9.5 (8.2, 11.0) 1.0 (−1.0, 3.0) 0.80 (0.79–0.82)
 30–49 (n = 1860) 158 8.5 (7.3, 9.9) 123 6.6 (5.6, 7.8) 1.9 (0.2, 3.6) 0.83 (0.81–0.84)
  ≥ 50 (n = 1356) 117 8.6 (7.2, 10.2) 90 6.6 (5.4, 8.1) 2.0 (−0.0, 4.0) 0.82 (0.80–0.83)

CI = confidence interval