Outbreak of scabies among preschool children, Accra, Ghana, 2017

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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pupils and their association with the scabies, Presbyterian Secondary Staff School, 2017

Variable	Cases	Non-Cases	Total	Attack Rate (%)	Attack Rate Ratio	95% CI
Sex
Male	47	361	408	11.52	1
Female	45	370	415	10.84	0.93	0.67–1.28
Age (Years)
2	4	92	96	4.17	1
3	33	159	192	17.19	4.77	3.18–6.98^a
4	18	195	213	8.45	2.12	1.23–3.44^a
5	24	170	194	12.37	3.24	2.02–5.00^a
6	11	88	99	11.11	2.88	1.38–5.40^a
7	2	27	29	6.90	1.7	0.19–6.78
Class
Crèche	4	92	96	4.17	1
Nursery 1	34	152	186	18.28	5.14	3.44–7.50^a
Nursery 2	18	164	182	9.89	2.52	1.46–4.12^a
Kindergarten1	22	156	178	12.36	3.24	1.98–5.09^a
Kindergarten 2	14	167	181	7.73	1.92	1.03–3.33^a

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