Factors associated with tungiasis among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in a rural district in Rwanda

Autor:	Raymond Muganga, Simon Karanja, Aimable Musafili, Jerome Nsanzimana, Hyacinthe Umuhoza, Moses Kayongo, Anthère Murangwa, Naphtal Nyirimanzi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Primary school children Hygiene Risk Factors Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Rural area Child media_common Schools business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Rwanda lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Tungiasis Female Biostatistics business Research Article
Zdroj:	BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) BMC Public Health
ISSN:	1471-2458
Popis:	Background Tungiasis is a relatively frequent ectoparasitosis in low-income settings, yet its morbidity and social impact are still not well understood due to the scarcity of information. In Rwanda, data on the magnitude and conditions leading to the tungiasis is rare. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with tungiasis among primary school children in Rwandan setting. Method A descriptive cross-sectional study utilising systematic random sampling method was adopted to select 384 children from three primary schools. From July to October 2018, data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics of children, parents, and households. Logistic regression was applied to analyse socio-demographic factors associated with tungiasis with a level of significance set at P-value
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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