Scabies prevalence and its associated factors among prisoners in southern Ethiopia: An institution-based analytical cross-sectional study

by Efa Ambaw Bogino, Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Lantesil Wondewosen, Blen Kassahun Dessu, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa, Lolamo Kelbiso, Teketel Ermias Galtore, Woldu Kidane, Abraham Getachew Kelbore BackgroundScabies is an ectoparasitic infestation that can easily spread during close human contact and in overcrowded areas such as prisons and public places where sanitation is a problem. Globally, as many as 300 million people are infested with scabies each year. Within Ethiopia, its burden in institutions like prisons is not well-studied. As a consequence, we sought to estimate the prevalence of scabies and also identify factors associated with it among prison inmates in southern Ethiopia. MethodsAn institution-based analytical cross-sectional study design was employed. We used, a simple random sampling technique to select 422 prisoners. A pretested-structured questionnaire was used to collect the necessary information. EpiData version 4.2.0.0 and Statistical Packages for Social Science version 25 software were used for data entry and analysis respectively. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were computed. The model fitness was checked using the Hosmer-Lemeshow and omnibus tests. The association between the independent and outcome variables was presented in the form of a table showing the crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) along with their 95% confidence interval (CI). The level of statistical significance was declared atP.value ≤ 0.05. ResultsA total of 418 ...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research