Table 4 Reporting of history features
From: Prevalence of scabies and impetigo in the Solomon Islands: a school survey
Total (N = 290) | With scabies (N = 176) | Without scabies (N = 114) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Itch | n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) |
Itch present | 165 | 56.9 (51–62.7) | 144 | 81.8 (75.3–87.2) | 21 | 18.4 (11.8–26.8) |
Contact History | ||||||
House contact with itch | 97 | 33.5 (28–39.2) | 76 | 43.2 (35.8–50.8) | 21 | 18.4 (11.8–26.8) |
School contact with itch | 152 | 52.4 (46.5–58.3) | 117 | 66.5 (59–73.4) | 35 | 30.7 (22.4–40) |
House contact with scabies rash | 76 | 27.2 (22.2–32.8) | 65 | 36.9 (29.8–44.5) | 14 | 12.3 (6.9–19.7) |
School contact with scabies rash | 177 | 61 (55.2–66.7) | 132 | 75 (67.9–81.2) | 45 | 39.5 (30.4–49.1) |
Contact history positive* | 222 | 76.6 (71.2–81.3) | 162 | 92.1 (87–95.5) | 60 | 52.6 (43.1–62.1) |