Research Article

Some Epidemiologic Aspects of Common Warts in Rural Primary School Children

Table 2

Distribution of the studied children by lifestyle and environmental factors according to warts.

Lifestyle factorWarts ( )No warts ( ) value

Swimming in Nile channels0.0001*
 No22 (52.0)1520 (85.0)
 Yes 20 (48.0)271 (15.0)
Child labor 0.0001*
 No21 (50.0)1402 (94.0)
 Yes21 (50.0)389 (6.0)
Regular sport practice0.88
 No22 (52.0)988 (55.0)
 Yes20 (48.0)803 (45.0)
Farm animals0.002*
 No9 (21.0)547 (31.0)
 Yes33 (79.0)1244 (69.0)
Pet animals0.002*
 No8 (19.0)458 (26.0)
 Yes34 (81.0)1333 (74.0)
Domestic birds0.47
 No2 (5.0)158 (9.0)
 Yes40 (95.0)1633 (91.0)

Significant.