Prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation among kindergarten children in Bahía Blanca city, Argentina

Gutiérrez, Mauricio; González, Jorge Werdin; Stefanazzi, Natalia; Serralunga, Gabriela; Yañez, Loreto; Ferrero, Adriana Alicia

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“…Impact of socioeconomic conditions of families on children's head lice infestation has been reported inconsistently (Chouela et al 1997;Gutiérrez et al 2012;Mahmud et al 2011). However, pediculosis has been linked to social classes with low economic and cultural resources.…”

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Impact of family ownerships, individual hygiene, and residential environments on the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of northwest of Iran

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In the appraisal of head lice outbreak, in addition to socioeconomic factors and availability of health care services, environmental conditions of the households must be taken into account. However, interviewing with children or mailing questionnaires to families may not reflect the actualities. Therefore, in this study, all the inclusive factors which may be associated with head lice outbreak were thoroughly and closely investigated. The data were collected by examining students at schools and surveying patients' households. A questionnaire concerning children's personal hygienic practices, family features, and environmental conditions of the households was filled out during the close assessment of the residential area. The overall prevalence of head lice was obtained as 5.9%, and the difference was not significant within the urban (5.1%) and rural (6.1%) communities. Overall, the number of infested students was more frequent in girls (6.6%) than boys (2.8%), but the difference was not significant. The highest infestation rate was obtained in the examined students whose fathers were unemployed, farmer, and herdsman. Family income showed greater correlation with the prevalence of pediculosis capitis. A high frequency of pediculosis capitis was identified among the students who were sharing individual items with siblings. Assessment of households showed that room flooring material and keeping animals at home were highly correlated with head lice prevalence. Households should be informed that infestations happen, irrespective of socioeconomic status. However, the physical and environmental conditions of living areas and households play an important role in head lice prevention.

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Impact of family ownerships, individual hygiene, and residential environments on the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of northwest of Iran

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“…This study reported the overall prevalence of 13.1% in the city of Kayseri, Turkey. Epidemiological studies performed in primary schoolchildren found that the prevalence of pediculosis capitis was 28.8% in England, 1.59% in Poland, 8.9% in Belgium, 15% in France, 9.39% in Spain, 78.6% in Libya, 55% in Israel, 8% in Lebanon, 26.6% in Jordan, 6.85% in Iran, 16.59% in India, 40% in Taiwan, 4.1% in Korea, 33.7% in Australia, 42.7% in Brazil, and 29.7% in Argentina (1,4,5,7,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). The prevalence of head lice in Turkey varied geographically: 9.5% in Eastern Turkey, 2.2% in Western Turkey, 6.8% in Southern Turkey, and 5.4% in Northern Turkey.…”

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“…Unfortunately, we did not evaluate the influence of hair length on head lice prevalence. Skin factors or effects of hormones such as progesterone and prolactin may be associated with this tendency (1,7,10,11,15). Low prevalence in boys could be explained by the hypothesis that short hair of boys impedes detection of an infestation (5,9).…”

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“…The human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is a common public health concern, especially in children. It is an obligate holometabolous ectoparasite that spends its complete life cycle in hair on a human head (1). Transmission occurs mainly by direct person-to-person contact or by instruments such as shared combs, pillows and hats.…”

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“…Head lice are bloodsucking insects that can cause pruritus, excoriation, conjunctivitis, secondary bacterial infection, local post-therapeutic dermatitis, posterior neck adenopathy, unspecific generalized dermatitis, anaemia, and allergic reactions resulting in nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea. Head lice infestation may also lead to psychological distress and may disrupt learning performance in schoolchildren (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). In addition, the likelihood of outbreaks of pediculosis in schoolchildren is another concern (6).…”

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Pediculosis Capitis: Prevalence and Its Associated Factors in Primary Schoolchildren Living in Rural and Urban Areas in Kaiseri, Turkey

Gülgün

Balcı²,

Karaoğlu³

et al. 2013

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of pediculosis capitis in schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas in Kayseri, a city located in central Anatolia in Turkey.Methods: This cross-sectional school-based study was performed in 24 randomly selected public schools. A total of 8,122 schoolchildren aged 5-16 years, from kindergarten to eighth grade, were examined for the presence of pediculosis capitis. A child was defined as being infested by the presence of live or dead lice or eggs/nits. The results were analyzed using the chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis.Results: The overall prevalence of head lice infestation was 13.1%. Pediculosis was more frequent in girls (25.2%) than in boys (0.86%) (p<0.001). The prevalence was lower in children aged 5-8 years than in those aged 9-11 or 12-16 years (p<0.001). In multiple regression analyses, the variables demonstrating statistically significant association with pediculosis were: being a girl (OR=40.93; 95% CI=29.06-57.66), being 9-11 years old (OR=1.54; 95% CI=1.25-1.89), residing with ≥ 3 siblings (OR=1.98; 95% CI=1.57-2.50), having a mother with no education (OR=1.73; 95% CI=1.29-2.33), having a father with no education (OR=1.45; 95% CI=1.08-1.94), living in a rural area (OR=2.34; 95% CI=2.02-2.71) and living in a one-room house (OR=2.39; 95% CI=1.41-4.08).Conclusions: Pediculosis capitis remains a health problem in schoolchildren in Kayseri, Turkey. In addition to improvement in socioeconomic status, collaborative and participation efforts among physicians, nurses, teachers, and parents are necessary to maintain effective epidemiological surveillance and provide treatment.

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In vitro pediculicidal activity of herbal shampoo base on Thai local plants against head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer)

Rassami

Soonwera

2013

Parasitol Res

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Head lice infestation, a worldwide head infestation caused Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, is an important public health problem in Thailand. Several chemical pediculicides have lost in efficacy due to increasing resistance of lice against insecticide. Therefore, non-toxic alternative products, such as natural products from plants, e.g. plant extract pediculicides, are needed for head lice control. The aims of this study were to evaluate the potential of pediculicidal activity of herbal shampoo base on three species of Thai local plants (Accacia concinna (Willd.) DC, Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. and Tamarindus indica Linn.) against head lice and to compare them with carbaryl shampoo (Hafif shampoo®; 0.6% w/v carbaryl) and non-treatment control in order to assess their in vitro. Doses of 0.12 and 0.25 ml/cm2 of each herbal shampoo were applied to filter paper, and ten head lice were place on the filter paper. The mortalities of head lice on the filter paper were recorded at 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 min by sterio-microscope. All herbal shampoos at 0.25 ml/cm2 were more effective pediculicide than carbaryl shampoo with 100% mortality at 5 min. The median lethal time (LT50) of all herbal shampoos at 0.25 ml/cm2 showed no significant differences over at 0.12 ml/cm2 (P<0.01). The most effective pediculicide was T. indica extract shampoo, followed by Av. bilimbi extract shampoo and Ac. concinna extract shampoo, with LT50 values<1.0 min. Our data showed that all herbal shampoos have high potential of pediculicide to head lice treatments for schoolchildren.

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Prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation among kindergarten children in Bahía Blanca city, Argentina

Cited by 19 publications

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Impact of family ownerships, individual hygiene, and residential environments on the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of northwest of Iran

Impact of family ownerships, individual hygiene, and residential environments on the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of northwest of Iran

Pediculosis Capitis: Prevalence and Its Associated Factors in Primary Schoolchildren Living in Rural and Urban Areas in Kaiseri, Turkey

In vitro pediculicidal activity of herbal shampoo base on Thai local plants against head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer)

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