Prevalence of Scabies and Head Lice Among Students of Secondary Boarding Schools in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Yap, Felix Boon-Bin; Elena, Estrellita M. T.; Muniandy, Pubalan

doi:10.1097/inf.0b013e3181df61dd

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“…The prevalence of scabies in this study (17.8 %) is higher than what has been reported from Malaysian secondary boarding schools (8.1 %) and some African school milieus, between 0.7 and 13 % [ 6 , 7 , 12 , 16 ]. It is comparable to the 18.5 % found by Pasay et al [ 17 ], but is lower than what was witnessed among children in a Malaysian welfare home (31 %), in a Turkish orphanage (33 %), in a Bangladesh Islamic religious school (61–62 %), in a Sierra Leone displacement camp (67 %) and in Thailand orphanages (87.5 %) [ 8 – 10 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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“…In Africa, studies conducted in school milieus revealed a prevalence of scabies infestation of 4.4, 10.5, 4, 0.7 and 8.3 % in Egypt, Nigeria, Mali, Malawi and Kenya, respectively [ 6 , 7 , 12 , 13 ]. However, there is a crucial lack of data regarding the burden of human scabies in school milieus in Cameroon, a sub-Saharan African country.…”

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Prevalence and drivers of human scabies among children and adolescents living and studying in Cameroonian boarding schools

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BackgroundThe dire lack of information concerning the epidemiology of human scabies in Cameroon, especially in school milieus brought us to undertake the present study which aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of scabies in Cameroonian boarding schools.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from February to March 2015 in four boarding schools in Yaoundé and Buea (Cameroon). Participants were students currently residing in one of the study sites, volunteering to participate in the study and whose parents or guardians had given their consent in this respect. The diagnosis was based on clinical assessment independently performed by two dermatologists.ResultsA total of 1,902 students were recruited (50.5 % boys), with a mean age of 14.3 ± 2.5 years. Overall, 338 participants (17.8 %) were diagnosed with scabies. Age ≤ 15 years, male sex, number of students in the school > 500, no access to the school infirmary, sleeping with others, sharing beddings, clothes or toilet stuffs, pruritus in the close entourage and complaining of pruritus were significantly associated with the presence of mites in univariable logistic regression analyses. On the other hand, at least two baths per day, usage of soap for baths and finger nails always cut short appeared as protective factors. After multivariable analysis, male sex (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.06, 95 % CI: 1.40–3.01, P < 0.0001), first cycle level of education (aOR 1.67, 95 % CI: 1.02–2.71, P = 0.040), number of students per dormitory ≤ 10 (aOR 6.99, 95 % CI: 3.34–14.71, P < 0.0001), no access to the school infirmary (aOR 1.62, 95 % CI: 1.12–2.32, P = 0.009) and complaining of pruritus (aOR 93.37, 95 % CI: 60.04–145.19, P < 0.0001) were the independent factors associated with scabies.ConclusionsThe prevalence of scabies was 17.8 %. The male sex, first cycle level of education, a number of students per dormitory ≤ 10, no access to the school infirmary and complaining of pruritus were the independent factors significantly impacting the occurrence of scabies.

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Prevalence and drivers of human scabies among children and adolescents living and studying in Cameroonian boarding schools

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“… 7 , 8 In Sarawak, the prevalence of scabies is high due to the culture of shaking hands frequently among Muslim students in the boarding school. 9 …”

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The Relationship of Cultural Values with Clean and Healthy Life Behaviour among Islamic Boarding School Students in Indonesia

Ruslana

Mulyono

2022

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: Poor clean and healthy life behaviours (CHLB) are often found in students (santri) in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) in Indonesia. Pesantren is a subculture that has derived different cultural values from society, while santri have a habit of borrowing and lending clothes and see scabies as a blessing. This study aimed to identify and describe the correlation between cultural values and CHLB practices among santri.Design and Methods: It used descriptive analytics with a cross-sectional approach. The participants were 100 santri who lived in pesantren and were selected by using stratified random sampling. The cultural values and CHLB practices were assessed using the instruments developed by the writers in the previous study. The statistical analysis using the Spearman correlation test was applied to evaluate the association between cultural values and CHLB practices.Results: The result shows a significant correlation between cultural values and CHLB practices among santri (p=0.004; r=0.284). Most of the santri had positive cultural values (52%) and poor CHLB practices (54%).Conclusions: The findings of this study showed that most of the santri adhered to positive cultural values, and most of them had poor CHLB practices. These findings also showed significant correlation between cultural values and CHLB practices among santri. This study is expected to be the basis for school nurses to provide nursing care with a cultural approach to improve CHLB practices among santri.

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“…Infestation by head lice is termed pediculosis capitis and it commonly affects younger age groups worldwide, particularly among those living in densely-packed conditions (Falagas et al, 2008;Nutanson et al, 2008). Epidemiological studies have been conducted to access the prevalence of pediculosis capitis in Malaysian children since 1981 (Sinniah et al, 1981;Sinniah et al, 1983;Bachok et al, 2006;Muhammad Zayyid et al, 2010;Yap et al, 2010) however, information of genetic diversity of head lice remains scanty. In Malaysia, children welfare institutions are mostly non-profitable and they often rely on public donations to fund and sustain their operations.…”

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Molecular survey of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation among disadvantaged children in Klang Valley, Malaysia

A.S.¹

2021

Trop Biomed

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Ectoparasitic infestations including pediculosis capitis are common in people of disadvantaged communities as they live in overcrowded institutions, a condition that often favourable for disease transmission. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of head lice infestation among disadvantaged children aged between five to 14 years-old living in five poor conditions located across the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Of total 335 children examined, 14% were positively infected with head lice. Molecular analysis using the universal cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene on total of 167 head lice collected in this study indicated they are belonging to the A and C clades; confirming the global distribution of clade A and expansion of clade C in Southeast Asia, which is reported for the first time in Malaysia.

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Prevalence of Scabies and Head Lice Among Students of Secondary Boarding Schools in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Prevalence and drivers of human scabies among children and adolescents living and studying in Cameroonian boarding schools

Prevalence and drivers of human scabies among children and adolescents living and studying in Cameroonian boarding schools

The Relationship of Cultural Values with Clean and Healthy Life Behaviour among Islamic Boarding School Students in Indonesia

Molecular survey of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation among disadvantaged children in Klang Valley, Malaysia

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