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Table 2 Participant demographics and prevalence of scabies and impetigo (N = 324)

From: Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in the Solomon Islands: a school survey

Study Sample

Scabies

Impetigo

 

N (%)

n

% (95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95%CI)

Sex

 Female

168 (51.9)

77

45.8 (38.1-53.7)

Ref

39

23.2 (17.1-30.3)

Ref

 Male

156 (48.2)

99

63.5 (55.4-71.0)

1.4 (1.1-1.7)

65

41.7 (33.8-49.8)

1.7 (1.2-2.4)

Age (Years)

 4-6

35 (10.8)

12

34.3 (19.1-52.2)

Ref

14

40.0 (23.9-57.9)

Ref

 7-9

121 (37.4)

66

54.5 (45.2-63.6)

1.6 (1.0-2.6)

44

36.4 (27.8-45.6)

1 (0.6-1.5)

 10-12

132 (40.7)

81

61.4 (52.5-69.7)

1.8 (1.1-2.9)

35

26.5 (19.2-34.9)

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

 13-15

36 (11.1)

17

47.2 (30.4-64.5)

1.4 (0.8-2.5)

11

30.6 (16.3-48.1)

0.8 (0.4-1.5)