%0 Journal Article
%T Scabies-Related Factors in Children Aged 0 - 15 Years in a Southern Benin Municipality, 2023
%A Virginie Mongbo
%A Thamra Kamardine Hamadi
%A Nad¨¨ge Elegbede Adegbite
%A Bedie Vignon
%A Johnson Roch Christian
%J Open Journal of Epidemiology
%P 412-420
%@ 2165-7467
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojepi.2023.134030
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> Scabies is a neglected tropical disease with little attention from the international community. This study aimed to investigate the associated factors of scabies within Lalo municipality in Benin in 2023. <strong>Methods:</strong> This was a case-control study. The sampling size, calculated using OPEN EPI software, was 226 children. Cases were selected exhaustively, and matched to controls by age and village, on a 1:1 basis, using two-stage random sampling. Data were collected from mothers or babysitters by means of a questionnaire. McNemar¡¯s Chi 2 test was used to compare cases and controls. Factors associated with scabies were identified using conditional logistic regression. <strong>Results:</strong> Overall, 122 cases and 122 controls with a mean age of 5.02 ¡À 3.01 years were involved in the study. Shared bunks (ORa [95% CI] = 6.32 [1.30; 30.82]), household size (ORa [95% CI] = 2.76 [1.05; 7.29]), scabies awareness (ORa [95% CI] = 3.27 [1.68; 6.38]) and personal hygiene (ORa [95% CI] = 3.08 [1.02; 9.25]) were associated with the occurrence of scabies in Lolo¡¯s municipality, Benin, in 2023. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The identified associated factors show that scabies are indeed linked to poverty, but also to behavioral factors that could be changed through communication.
%K Scabies
%K Associated Factors
%K Children
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=129584