Table 3 Multivariable analysis of predictors for scabies among students in primary school in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 494)
Variables | Scabies | COR with 95% CI | AOR with 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Location of school | ||||
 Urban | 31 | 226 | 1 |  |
 Rural | 15 | 222 | 2.03 (1.07, 3.86) | 2.99 (1.33, 6.71)** |
Mother’s education |  |  |  |  |
 Illiterate | 31 | 236 | 1.86 (0.98, 3.53) | 0.88 (0.39, 1.98) |
 Literate | 15 | 212 | 1 |  |
Father’s education | ||||
 Illiterate | 30 | 201 | 2.30 (1.22, 4.35) | 5.11 (2.25, 11.58)*** |
 Literate | 16 | 247 | 1 |  |
Students’ grade level | ||||
 1–4 | 34 | 223 | 2.86 (1.44, 5.66) | 3.91 (1.69, 9.05)*** |
 5–8 | 12 | 225 | 1 |  |
Students’ living arrangement | ||||
 With both parents | 28 | 350 | 1 |  |
 Not with both parents | 18 | 98 | 2.30 (1.22, 4.32) | 2.49 (1.02, 6.06)* |
Frequency of bath | ||||
 At least once per week | 35 | 415 | 1 |  |
 Rarely | 11 | 33 | 3.95 (1.84, 8.49) | 3.54 (1.36, 9.25)* |
Sleeping place | ||||
 On bed | 42 | 437 | 1 |  |
 On floor | 4 | 11 | 3.78 (1.15, 12.40) | 2.12 (0.52, 8.65) |
Ever had contact with a person with itching symptom | ||||
 Yes | 25 | 96 | 4.36 (2.34, 8.14) | 2.66 (1.21, 5.83)* |
 No | 21 | 373 | 1 |  |
Family member with itchy signs | ||||
 Yes | 25 | 29 | 5.56 (2.96, 10.43) | 4.76 (2.20, 10.28)*** |
 No | 21 | 369 | 1 |  |
Frequently used hand washing material | ||||
 Water only | 15 | 48 | 4.03 (2.03, 8.00) | 4.38(1.78, 10.76)* |
 Water and soap/ash/endod | 31 | 400 | 1 |  |