Abstract
Scabies is a skin infection that is a result of direct skin to skin contact and is primarily mediated by close and extended contact with scabies infested person. Scabies occurs worldwide among people of all ages, races, genders and social classes and has been identified as a neglected tropical infectious disease. Globally, it affects more than 130 million people at any time.
Highlights
Scabies is a skin infection that is a result of direct skin to skin contact and is primarily mediated by close and extended contact with scabies infested person
The multivariable logistic regression shows that family history of scabies Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 4.73 (95% Confidence Interval (CI); (1.52, 14.69)), sharing cloths with others (AOR = 17.61; 95% CI (4.98, 82.64)), sleeping with scabies ill person (AOR = 3.74 [1.11, 12.62] and sharing of beds with (AOR = 4.45 (1.04, 19.02) were significant variables at p-value < = 0.05
This study revealed lower prevalence compared to the cross-sectional study done in Amhara region, Ethiopia that showed that Majority of 543 (23%) scabies cases were occurred from Gashena town the younger age group 6-14 years was more affected by the disease with an age specific attack rate (ASAR) of 6%
Summary
Scabies is a skin infection that is a result of direct skin to skin contact and is primarily mediated by close and extended contact with scabies infested person. Scabies occurs worldwide among people of all ages, races, genders and social classes and has been identified as a neglected tropical infectious disease. It affects more than 130 million people at any time. Scabies is a common communicable infection disorder of the skin caused by a mite. Scabies occurs worldwide among people of all ages, races, genders and social classes and has been identified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) [3]. Poverty and poor hygiene are factors in the spread of scabies, as they are nearly always associated with overcrowding, sharing of beds, poor hygiene, lack of access to health care, inadequate treatment, primarily mediated by close and extended contact with scabies infested persons and malnutrition [4]
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