Prevalence of scabies and associated factors among children aged 5-14 years in Meta Robi District, Ethiopia.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
31
05
2022
accepted:
05
11
2022
entrez:
3
1
2023
pubmed:
4
1
2023
medline:
6
1
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Scabies is a public health problem that affects children and elders predominantly. Its burden is higher in resource-poor settings, and scabies has a significant impact on the long-term health of children. In Ethiopia, there is limited information about scabies in children. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of scabies and its associated factors among children aged 5-14 years in Meta Robi District, Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study design using a multistage sampling technique was used to collect data from 457 participants by systematic random sampling. Scabies was diagnosed based on the clinical criteria set by the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS, 2020). The prevalence of scabies among children aged 5-14 years old was 19.26% (95%CI: 17.20-22.52). In addition, over half (54.6%) of identified cases of scabies were of moderate severity. Factors like families' low income (aOR = 2.72; 95%CI: 1.32-5.59), being a male child (aOR = 1.96, 95%CI: 1.61-4.01), using only water for hand washing (aOR = 2.01, 95%CI: 1.84-4.79), having a contact history of scabies/skin lesions (aOR = 4.15, 95%CI: 2.02-13.67), and sharing sleeping beds (aOR = 6.33, 95%CI: 2.09-19.13) were significantly associated with scabies. The study highlights a high prevalence of scabies among children aged 5-14 years in the district. Provision of adequate health education for the community and children about the scabies and delivering mass drug administration to the district is suggested.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Scabies is a public health problem that affects children and elders predominantly. Its burden is higher in resource-poor settings, and scabies has a significant impact on the long-term health of children. In Ethiopia, there is limited information about scabies in children. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of scabies and its associated factors among children aged 5-14 years in Meta Robi District, Ethiopia.
METHODS
A community-based cross-sectional study design using a multistage sampling technique was used to collect data from 457 participants by systematic random sampling. Scabies was diagnosed based on the clinical criteria set by the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies (IACS, 2020).
FINDINGS
The prevalence of scabies among children aged 5-14 years old was 19.26% (95%CI: 17.20-22.52). In addition, over half (54.6%) of identified cases of scabies were of moderate severity. Factors like families' low income (aOR = 2.72; 95%CI: 1.32-5.59), being a male child (aOR = 1.96, 95%CI: 1.61-4.01), using only water for hand washing (aOR = 2.01, 95%CI: 1.84-4.79), having a contact history of scabies/skin lesions (aOR = 4.15, 95%CI: 2.02-13.67), and sharing sleeping beds (aOR = 6.33, 95%CI: 2.09-19.13) were significantly associated with scabies.
CONCLUSION
The study highlights a high prevalence of scabies among children aged 5-14 years in the district. Provision of adequate health education for the community and children about the scabies and delivering mass drug administration to the district is suggested.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36595503
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277912
pii: PONE-D-22-15754
pmc: PMC9810185
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Langues
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Copyright: © 2023 Ararsa et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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