Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo)

Table 2

Aquagenic pruritus associated factors.

Characteristics	Aquagenic pruritus
	Present	Absent
	n	n	OR	IC
Atopy history
Asthma	3	25	0.41	0.12–1.40	0.14
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)	34	105	1.21	0.77–1.89	0.39
Allergic rhinitis	24	105	2.78	1.57–487	0.0002
Familial atopy’s history	68	60	1.28	0.86–1.90	0.28
Familial aquagenic pruritus	60	69	4.15	2.72–6.32	0.0001
Do you swim	36	93	1.04	0.67–1.61	0.84
Bath habits
Bath with bore or well water	69	60	0.68	0.45–1.01	0.05
Bath with TDE water	56	73	1.29	0.87–1.92	0.20
Bath with rain water	9	120	0.86	0.40–1.83	0.69
Bath with ambient temperature	96	32	1.32	0.84–2.05	0.22
Bath with lukewarm/warm water	50	79	1.19	0.79–1.78	0.38
Bath with synthetic net	117	11	0.92	0.45–1.87	0.83
Bath with traditional sponge	7	122	0.88	0.37–2.08	0.78
Bath with washcloth	12	117	1.37	0.68–2.75	0.3
Bath with antiseptic soap	17	112	0.73	0.41–1.27	0.28
Bath with glycerin soap	31	98	0.88	0.55–1.38	0.58
Bath with soda/wood ash soap	28	101	1.52	0.92–2.47	0.08
Bath with other soaps (perfumed, whitening)	53	76	0.98	0.66–1.47	0.95
Body ointment/cream application after bathing	48	80	0.93	0.61–1.39	0.73
Immediately get dressed after bathing	91	38	0.83	0.54–1.28	0.40