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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics associated with scabies infestation in schoolchildren of Bashagard County, southeast Iran

From: Risk factors associated with scabies infestation among primary schoolchildren in a low socio-economic area in southeast of Iran

Characteristics

Total examined cases

Positive cases

Crude OR (95 % CI)

p-value

No.

%

No.

%

Sex

Males

257

53.5

4

1.5

1

0.034

Females

223

45.5

11

4.9

3.28 (1.03–10.45)

School grade

1–4

313

65.2

2

0.6

1

0.0001

5–6

167

34.8

13

7.78

13.12 (2.92–58.89)

 

Father’s education

Illiterate/ Primary

291

60.6

13

4. 4

1

0.036

Secondary/ High school/ University

189

39.4

2

1

4.37 (0.97–19.59)

Mother’s education

Illiterate/ Primary

297

61.9

13

4.4

4.14 (1.92–18.57)

0.045

Secondary/ High school/ University

183

38.1

2

1.1

1

Father’s Job

Employee/ Farmer/ Self-employment

447

93.1

8

1.8

1

0.0001

Jobless

33

6.9

7

21.2

14.77 (4.97–43.89)

Mother’s Job

Employee

24

5

3

12.5

5.28(1.38–20.16)

0.007

Housewife

456

95

12

2.6

1

Family size

2–4

259

53.9

4

1.5

1

0.031

> 4

221

46.1

11

4.8

3.34(1.05–10.64)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval