The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study )
Abu El Enin, A., Osman, A. (2007). The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study ). EKB Journal Management System, 29(1), 732-737. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17714
Amer Abu El Enin; Ali Osman. "The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study )". EKB Journal Management System, 29, 1, 2007, 732-737. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17714
Abu El Enin, A., Osman, A. (2007). 'The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study )', EKB Journal Management System, 29(1), pp. 732-737. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17714
Abu El Enin, A., Osman, A. The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study ). EKB Journal Management System, 2007; 29(1): 732-737. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17714

The Prevalence of Pediculosis Capitis In Primary School Children In Assuit Governorate ( A Socioeconomic Study )

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 22, Volume 29, Issue 1, October 2007, Page 732-737  XML PDF (269.09 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2007.17714
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Authors
Amer Abu El Enin1; Ali Osman2
1The Departments of Dermatology &Venereology Faculty of Medicine. AL – Azhar university .
2Public Health Faculty of Medicine. AL – Azhar university .
Abstract
This study was carried out in 2005 to determine the prevalence of pediculosis capitis and some risk factors among primary – school pupils in Assuit .We selected 1200 pupils (53% girls) from primary schools by random sampling. Their hair was examined for head rate of infestation: 45 (3.8%) were infected with lice, 43 (95.5%) girls and 2 ( 4.5%) boys. The highest louse of infestation was in 9 – years olds. There was a significant relationship between head louse infestation and sex ( P < 0.0001), age( P<ٍ0.05 ), parents education ( P<0.0001), father's job (P< 0.01), family size (P< 0.01), length of hair ( P< 0.0001) and having separate bathing facilities in the house (P< 0.0001).
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