The prevalence of pediculosis capitis in schoolchildren in Mersin, Turkey

Abstract

Our results show that the prevalence of pediculosis capitis is not very high in Mersin, Turkey, and is observed in all schools regardless of the socio-economic and personal hygiene status of the children.

Epidemiology of pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in the eastern area of Bangkok, Thailand

“…The high level infestations were reported by Saddozai et al [29] in primary schools of Quetta City, Pakistan with infestation rate of 87 % , 59 % in primary schools from the eastern Napal [30] , 48.9 % in primary school of Baghdad, Irag [31] , 35 % in primary schools of Kelantan, Malaysia [32] and 29.7 % in elementary schools of Buenos Aires, Argentina [19]. However, lower infestation rate were reported by Oh et al [8] in primary schools from urban and rural areas of Korea with infestation rate of 4.1 % [8] , 1.6 % in primary school from urban and rural areas of eastern Poland [33], 3.3 % in primary school from Bobigny, France [34] and 1.6 % in primary school of USA [35] .…”

“…This has been attributed to gender-related behavioral differences, such as boys prefer playing outside only in brief contacts during sports or rough activities, while girls tend to play in small groups with closer contact (head-to-head contact) with each other [44,[46][47][48] . However, head-to-head contact is an important route of transmission as well as the passive transference like share hair accessories, brushes, hats, combs.…”

The Presence of the Pubic Louse Pthirus Pubis in Two Patients Complaining from Tick Infestation

“…Although lice are more common in low socio-economic populations, it can be found in several human groups. There are several epidemiologic studies about P. capitis and P. corporis (7,8). However, there is less data releated the P. pubis's epidemiology.…”

Are Regular Controls Conducted in Schools Adequate in Lowering the Incidence of Head Lice (Pediculus capitis) Infestation?

“…Dünyanın farklı bölgelerinde yapılan çalışmalarda pedikülozis prevalansının %3.70-%78.60 arası [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] , ülkemizde ise %1.30-%36.00 arası değiştiği bildirilmiştir [18][19][20][21][22][23] . Ülke-mizde ve dünyada saptanan pedikülozis prevalansının incelenen bölgeye ait sosyo-ekonomik yapı, kişisel hijyen ve toplumun eğitim seviyesi ile doğrudan orantılı olduğu yapılan birçok çalışmada ortaya konulmuştur 11,18,19 .…”

“…Ülke-mizde ve dünyada saptanan pedikülozis prevalansının incelenen bölgeye ait sosyo-ekonomik yapı, kişisel hijyen ve toplumun eğitim seviyesi ile doğrudan orantılı olduğu yapılan birçok çalışmada ortaya konulmuştur 11,18,19 . Bu çalışmada, Manisa şehir merkezine uzak iki ilköğre-tim okulunda uzmanlarca özel bir bit tarağı kullanılarak düzenli aralıklarla gerçekleştirilen kuru taramaların ve sonrasındaki tedavilerin P. capitis infestasyonunu azaltıcı etki gösterip göstermediği araştırılmıştır.…”