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In Ethiopia, there is currently social unrest, conflict, and human-made disasters, leading to the displacement of the population from one place to another. Scabies is one of the most common skin diseases among the internally displaced population, where hygiene and sanitation are poor. The aim of the study was to assess prevalence of scabies and associated factors among school age children in Qoloji IDP in Babile District, Somali, Eastern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec028\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional community-based study design was carried out in 422 among school aged children from June to July 2022. The data was collected by using observation (clinical investigation)<jats:italic>,<\/jats:italic> structured questionnaires. Data was coded, entered and cleaned using with epi data version 3.1, and exported and analysis was done by using SPSS statistical software package version 22. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with scabies. Findings were presented by using 95% CI of Crude Odds Ratios (COR) and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR). To declare statistical significance, a p-value of less than 0.05 was used.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec029\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There were 63 cases of scabies with a prevalence of 14.92% CI at 95% (11.7%-18.1%). The multivariable logistic regression shows that age categories with 5-9 [AOR\u2009= 2.4 (95% CI: 1.01,6.39)], over-crowding index greater than 1.5 [AOR\u2009=\u200910 (95% CI: (3.6,27.8)] washing clothes infrequently [AOR =\u2009 14.7(95% CI: 3.6,25)), history of contact with scabies patients in the past 2 months [AOR =\u2009 5(95% CI: (1.2,23.0)], and Family having rash in the past two weeks [AOR\u2009= 9.9 (95% CI: 3.7,26)] having poor knowledge about scabies among children\u2019s family [AOR\u2009= 8.9 (95% CI: 3.3,24)] were significant variables at p-value less than 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec030\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There was a higher prevalence of scabies in the study area. Age, overcrowding, washing clothes infrequently, history of contact with scabies patients in the past 2 months, family having a rash in the past two weeks, and poor knowledge about scabies among children\u2019s families were significant factors. Health education on personal hygiene, avoiding sharing clothes with others, avoiding contact, sleeping with scabies-ill people, and sharing beds with others are important measures in reducing these risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0320675","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,1]],"date-time":"2025-04-01T21:12:14Z","timestamp":1743541934000},"page":"e0320675","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Prevalence of scabies and associated factors among school age children in Qoloji IDP in Babile district, Somali, Eastern Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3493-8473","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ahmed Mohammed","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abebe Belay","family":"Reta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohyadin Abdullahi","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ramadan Budul","family":"Yusuf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdilahi Ibrahim","family":"Muse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6428-8638","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mohamed Omar","family":"Osman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-2588-4588","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Seid Muhumed","family":"Abdilaahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mustafe Abdi","family":"Ali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kadar Ahmed","family":"Bile","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0320675.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Badeso M, Ferede H, Kalil F. 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