Prevalence of Ectoparasitic Infections and Other Dermatological Infections and Their Associated Factors among School Children in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

Table 1

Basic socio-demographic factors of the study population.

Variable	Total respondents		Prevalence of skin disorders		value	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval for the odds ratio
	Number	Percentage (%)	Number	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	79	38.5	21	26.6	0.001	1.00
Female	126	61.5	110	87.3		18.99	16.48–19.71
Age
5–7	6	2.9	5	83.3	0.209	1.00
8–10	25	12.2	15	60.0		0.30	0.19–0.59
11–13	139	67.8	92	66.2		0.39	0.22–0.52
>13	35	17.1	19	54.3		0.24	0.17–0.41
Fathers education
Incomplete primary education	8	3.9	4	50.0	0.414	1.00
Primary education completed	61	29.8	41	67.2		2.05	1.01–2.74
Secondary	131	63.9	83	63.4		1.73	1.26–3.16
University/diploma or similar	5	2.4	3	60.0		1.50	0.95–1.96
Mothers education
Incomplete primary education	6	2.9	2	33.3	0.041	1.00
Primary education completed	58	28.3	26	44.8		1.63	1.21–3.40
Secondary	137	66.8	100	73.0		5.41	3.97–7.14
University/diploma or similar	4	1.5	3	75.0		6.00	4.47–8.83
Fathers occupation
Government servant	31	15.1	24	77.4	0.243	1.00
Self-employment	18	8.8	10	55.6		0.36	0.22–0.62
Traders/business	8	3.4	7	87.5		2.04	1.43–4.30
Dead/disabled	5	2.4	4	80.0		1.17	1.04–2.51
Labourer	133	65.4	84	63.2		0.50	0.35–0.89
Other	10	4.9	2	20.0		0.07	0.01–0.15
Mothers occupation
Housewife	126	61.5	63	50.0	0.087	1.00
Government servant	5	2.4	4	80.0		4.00	2.82–6.22
Labourer	19	9.3	16	84.2		5.33	3.91–6.61
Self-employment	5	2.4	4	80.0		4.00	2.82–6.22
Traders/business	16	7.8	13	81.3		4.33	3.09–5.64
Other	34	16.6	31	91.2		10.33	8.35–11.57
Family size
1 to 3	20	9.8	7	35.0	0.034	1.00
4 to 6	168	82.0	109	64.9		3.43	2.38–4.40
>6	17	8.2	15	88.3		13.93	11.69–15.67