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Table 3 Behavioral 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.

%

Use of shared articles

 Yes

29

6.1

9

31.0

33.37(10.82–102.90)

0.0001

 No

451

93.9

6

1.3

1

Sharing bedroom

 

 Yes

427

89.2

14

3.3

1.76(0.23–13.68)

0.583

 No

53

10.8

1

1.9

1

Bathroom availability in house

      

 Yes

472

98.3

13

2.7

1

0.0001

 No

8

1.7

2

25

11.77(2.16–63.94)

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval