Table 4 Personal hygiene of children and caregivers’ knowledge about scabies in rural villages of Lay Gayent District, northwest Ethiopia, February–April 2021
Variables | Scabies infestation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Total n (%) | |
Cloth washing frequency | |||
2–4 times per month | 190 (93.6) | 649 (87.8) | 839 (89.1) |
Once per month | 13 (6.4) | 90 (12.2) | 103 (10.9) |
Bathing frequency | |||
4–5 times per month | 36 (17.7) | 71 (9.6) | 107 (11.4) |
1–3 times per month | 167 (82.3) | 668 (90.4) | 835 (88.6) |
Using soap or Endod for bathinga | |||
Yes | 43 (21.2) | 147 (19.9) | 190 (20.2) |
No | 160 (78.8) | 592 (80.1) | 752 (79.8) |
Trimming of nails | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 66 (32.5) | 431 (58.3) | 497 (52.8) |
No | 137 (67.5) | 308 (41.7) | 445 (47.2) |
Sharing clothes with a scabies caseb | |||
No | 136 (67.0) | 714 (96.6) | 850 (90.2) |
Yes | 67 (33.0) | 25 (3.4) | 92 (9.8) |
Using soap for hand washing | |||
Yes | 17 (8.4) | 117 (15.8) | 134 (14.2) |
No | 186 (91.6) | 622 (84.2) | 808 (85.8) |
Caregiver knowledge about scabies | |||
High knowledge | 50 (24.6) | 359 (48.6) | 409 (43.4) |
Low knowledge | 153 (75.4) | 380 (51.4) | 533 (56.6) |