Table 1: Socio-demographics characteristics of students in selected primary schools of Raya Alamata district, June 2018 (n = 495).

Variables(n)

Category

Presence of scabies

Total

Yes

No

Age in years

6-10

10-15

Above 15

10 (15.62)

43 (67.18)

11 (17.2)

131 (30.40)

254 (58.93)

46 (10.67)

141 (28.48)

297 (60.00)

57 (11.52)

Mean age ± SD

12.97 ± 2.42

12.13 ± 2.86

12.24 ± 2.82

Sex

Male

Female

37 (57.81)

27 (42.19)

241 (55.9)

190 (44.1)

278 (56.28)

217 (43.72)

Educational status of children

Grade 1-4

Grade 5-8

27 (42.19)

37 (57.81)

201 (46.64)

230 (53.36)

228 (46.06)

267 (53.94)

Religion

 

Orthodox

Muslim

Other’s (protestant and catholic)

46 (71.88)

18 (28.13)

0

348 (80.74)

79 (18.33)

4 (0.93)

394 (79.60)

97 (19.60)

4 (0.81)

Occupation of head of house hold

Farmer

Housewife

Merchant

52 (81.25)

7 (10.94)

5 (10.93)

297 (68.91)

63 (14.62)

71 (16.47)

349 (70.51)

70 (14.14)

76 (15.35)

Income of the family

Good

Low

11 (17.19)

53 (82.81)

178 (41.30)

253 (58.70)

189 (38.10)

306 (61.90)

Family size

< 5

≥ 5

25 (39.06)

39 (60.94)

143 (33.18)

288 (66.82)

168 (33.94)

327 (66.06)