Lucia Romani|Lisi Tikoduadua|Mike Kama|Andrew C. Steer|Meciusela Tuicakau|Margot Whitfeld|Ross Andrews|Aminiasi Koroi|Handan Wand|Josefa Koroivueta|John Kaldor|Raijieli Ritova
The Epidemiology of Scabies and Impetigo in Relation to Demographic and Residential Characteristics: Baseline Findings from the Skin Health Intervention Fiji Trial
UNSW Sydney|Ministry Of Health|Ministry Of Health|Murdoch Children's Research Institute|University of Melbourne|Ministry Of Health|St Vincent's Hospital Sydney|Charles Darwin University|Menzies School of Health Research|Ministry Of Health|UNSW Sydney|Ministry Of Health|UNSW Sydney|Ministry Of Health
scabies associated impetigo underrecognized causes morbidity many developing countries strengthen evidence base scabies control undertook trial mass treatment scabies report occurrence predictors scabies impetigo participants baseline participants recruited six island communities examined presence scabies impetigo addition descriptive analyses logistic regression models fit assess association demographic variables outcome interest study enrolled 2051 participants scabies prevalence 364 95 confidence interval ci 343385 highest children 59 years 557 impetigo prevalence 234 95 ci 215252 highest children aged 1014 390 people scabies 28 likely impetigo population attributable risk scabies cause impetigo 363 710 children aged less five years households four people sharing room likely scabies impetigo odds ratios 16 95 ci 1222 23 95 ci 1632 respectively compared households rooms occupied single individual study confirms high burden scabies impetigo fiji association two conditions particularly young children overcrowding young age clinical distribution lesion important risk factors scabies impetigo studies needed investigate whether decline endemic scabies would translate definite reduction burden associated complications