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Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors
BACKGROUND: Head lice, a common social and health problem among all age groups, is especially widespread among school-aged children. AIMS: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan and its related risk factors. SETT...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563717 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_19_17 |
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description | BACKGROUND: Head lice, a common social and health problem among all age groups, is especially widespread among school-aged children. AIMS: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan and its related risk factors. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A sample of 500 primary schools students aged 6–12 from two male and two female public primary schools in four educational directorates were selected randomly in this cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected using a modified questionnaire that was completed by the students with the help of their parents. Students were then asked to return the questionnaire a day ahead of the examination date with a signed consent from the parents. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: SPSS software was used with Chi-square testing to study the significant relationship between lice infestation prevalence and the independent variables. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The overall prevalence of lice infestation was 20.4% and was significantly higher among girls than boys. The prevalence rate was higher among rural residents, those living in shared rooms, families with a monthly income of <200 Jordanian Dinar, illiterate father and mother, those living in families with more than five members, houses with fewer than three rooms, students with longer hair, those with a history of infestation in the previous year, and students who share home articles with other family members. Female gender, low socioeconomic status, a history of contact, inadequate hygiene practices, and sharing articles were the major risk factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-58507562018-03-21 Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors Khamaiseh, Abdullah Mousa J Glob Infect Dis Original Article BACKGROUND: Head lice, a common social and health problem among all age groups, is especially widespread among school-aged children. AIMS: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan and its related risk factors. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A sample of 500 primary schools students aged 6–12 from two male and two female public primary schools in four educational directorates were selected randomly in this cross-sectional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected using a modified questionnaire that was completed by the students with the help of their parents. Students were then asked to return the questionnaire a day ahead of the examination date with a signed consent from the parents. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: SPSS software was used with Chi-square testing to study the significant relationship between lice infestation prevalence and the independent variables. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The overall prevalence of lice infestation was 20.4% and was significantly higher among girls than boys. The prevalence rate was higher among rural residents, those living in shared rooms, families with a monthly income of <200 Jordanian Dinar, illiterate father and mother, those living in families with more than five members, houses with fewer than three rooms, students with longer hair, those with a history of infestation in the previous year, and students who share home articles with other family members. Female gender, low socioeconomic status, a history of contact, inadequate hygiene practices, and sharing articles were the major risk factors. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC5850756/ /pubmed/29563717 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_19_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Global Infectious Diseases http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Khamaiseh, Abdullah Mousa Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title | Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title_full | Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title_fullStr | Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title_short | Head Lice among Governmental Primary School Students in Southern Jordan: Prevalence and Risk Factors |
title_sort | head lice among governmental primary school students in southern jordan: prevalence and risk factors |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5850756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563717 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jgid.jgid_19_17 |
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