Francisco Luis Fernández-Soriano, Belén López, Raquel Martínez-España, Andrés Muñoz, Magdalena Cantabella
Use of Computing Devices as Sensors to Measure Their Impact on Primary and Secondary Students' Performance
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
risk factors persistence superficial skin infestations prevalent humid tropical environments favorable breeding causative vector mite sarcoptes scabiei ectoparasite dermatophyte fungi study aimed assessing awareness knowledge childhood scabies ringworm infestations among parents calabar highly humid rainforest tropical environment crosssectional study design systematic random sampling used recruit schoolage children selected primary schools calabar researcherdriven administration structured questionnaire conducted obtain quantitative data parents recruited children chisquare used assess factors associated ever hearing seeing scabies ringworm infestations statistical significance set p 005 one hundred eightytwo 567 218 679 respondents heard seen scabies ringworm infestation among respondents aware scabies 533 knew cause 505 aware risk factors 681 780 knew treatment prevention respectively 986 606 766 807 respondents knew cause risk factors treatment prevention ringworm infestation respectively fathers least secondary school literacy level sharing beds significantly associated awareness scabies suboptimal level awareness knowledge two common superficial skin infestations among parents primary school children study setting need redouble effort sensitization parents toward improved awareness common infestations