Table 3 Details of diagnosis and severity for scabies and impetigo
From: Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in the Solomon Islands: a school survey
Overall (N = 324) | Male (N = 156) | Female (N = 168) | Age Years 4–6 (N = 35) | Age Years 7–9 (N = 121) | Age Years 10–12 (N = 132) | Age Years 13–15 (N = 36) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scabies | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Prevalence | 176 (54.3) | 99 (63.5) | 77 (45.8) | 12 (34.3) | 66 (54.6) | 81 (61.4) | 17 (47.2) |
Category | |||||||
B1: Burrows* | 4 (2.3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.7) | 1 (5.9) |
B3: Clinical scabies | 128 (72.7) | 73 (73.7) | 55 (71.4) | 9 (75) | 47 (71.2) | 64 (79) | 8 (47.1) |
C1: Suspected scabies | 41 (23.3) | 25 (25.2) | 16 (20.8) | 3 (25) | 16 (24.2) | 13 (19.7) | 9 (52.9) |
C2: Suspected scabies | 7 (4) | 1 (1) | 6 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 3 (4.5) | 4 (6.1) | 0 (0) |
Severity | |||||||
Mild (1–10) | 121 (68.8) | 67 (67.7) | 54 (70.1) | 8 (66.7) | 46 (69.7) | 53 (65.4) | 14 (82.4) |
Moderate (11–49) | 41 (23.3) | 22 (22.2) | 19 (24.7) | 4 (33.3) | 15 (22.7) | 20 (24.7) | 2 (11.8) |
Severe (≥ 50) | 14 (8) | 10 (10.1) | 4 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 5 (7.6) | 8 (9.9) | 1 (5.9) |
Impetigo | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Prevalence | 104 (32.1) | 65 (41.7) | 39 (23.2) | 14 (40) | 44 (36.4) | 35 (26.5) | 11 (30.6) |
Severity | |||||||
Very Mild (≥ 5) | 86 (82.7) | 52 (80.0) | 34 (87.2) | 12 (85.7) | 39 (88.6) | 25 (71.4) | 10 (90.9) |
Mild (6–10) | 12 (11.5) | 8 (12.3) | 4 (10.3) | 2 (14.3) | 4 (9.1) | 6 (17.1) | 0 (0) |
Moderate (11–49) | 3 (2.9) | 2 (3.1) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.7) | 1 (9.1) |
Severe (≥50) | 3 (2.9) | 3 (4.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0) |