Scabies-Related Factors in Children Aged 0 - 15 Years in a Southern Benin Municipality, 2023  

作　　者：Virginie Mongbo Thamra Kamardine Hamadi Nadège Elegbede Adegbite Bedie Vignon Johnson Roch Christian Virginie Mongbo;Thamra Kamardine Hamadi;Nadège Elegbede Adegbite;Bedie Vignon;Johnson Roch Christian(Department of Health Policies and Systems, Regional Institute of Public Health, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin;Health Center of the Municipality of Lalo, Lalo, Benin;Interfaculty Center for Training and Research in Environment for Sustainable Development, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin)

机构地区：[1]Department of Health Policies and Systems, Regional Institute of Public Health, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin [2]Health Center of the Municipality of Lalo, Lalo, Benin [3]Interfaculty Center for Training and Research in Environment for Sustainable Development, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Benin

出　　处：《Open Journal of Epidemiology》2023年第4期412-420,共9页流行病学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Introduction: Scabies is a neglected tropical disease with little attention from the international community. This study aimed to investigate the associated factors of scabies within Lalo municipality in Benin in 2023. Methods: This was a case-control study. The sampling size, calculated using OPEN EPI software, was 226 children. Cases were selected exhaustively, and matched to controls by age and village, on a 1:1 basis, using two-stage random sampling. Data were collected from mothers or babysitters by means of a questionnaire. McNemar’s Chi 2 test was used to compare cases and controls. Factors associated with scabies were identified using conditional logistic regression. Results: Overall, 122 cases and 122 controls with a mean age of 5.02 ± 3.01 years were involved in the study. Shared bunks (ORa [95% CI] = 6.32 [1.30;30.82]), household size (ORa [95% CI] = 2.76 [1.05;7.29]), scabies awareness (ORa [95% CI] = 3.27 [1.68;6.38]) and personal hygiene (ORa [95% CI] = 3.08 [1.02;9.25]) were associated with the occurrence of scabies in Lolo’s municipality, Benin, in 2023. Conclusion: The identified associated factors show that scabies are indeed linked to poverty, but also to behavioral factors that could be changed through communication.Introduction: Scabies is a neglected tropical disease with little attention from the international community. This study aimed to investigate the associated factors of scabies within Lalo municipality in Benin in 2023. Methods: This was a case-control study. The sampling size, calculated using OPEN EPI software, was 226 children. Cases were selected exhaustively, and matched to controls by age and village, on a 1:1 basis, using two-stage random sampling. Data were collected from mothers or babysitters by means of a questionnaire. McNemar’s Chi 2 test was used to compare cases and controls. Factors associated with scabies were identified using conditional logistic regression. Results: Overall, 122 cases and 122 controls with a mean age of 5.02 ± 3.01 years were involved in the study. Shared bunks (ORa [95% CI] = 6.32 [1.30;30.82]), household size (ORa [95% CI] = 2.76 [1.05;7.29]), scabies awareness (ORa [95% CI] = 3.27 [1.68;6.38]) and personal hygiene (ORa [95% CI] = 3.08 [1.02;9.25]) were associated with the occurrence of scabies in Lolo’s municipality, Benin, in 2023. Conclusion: The identified associated factors show that scabies are indeed linked to poverty, but also to behavioral factors that could be changed through communication.

关 键 词：SCABIES Associated Factors CHILDREN 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]