Prevalence Rate and Risk Factors of Pediculus capitis Among Primary School Children in Iran

Kassiri, Hamid; Esteghali, Ebrahim

doi:10.5812/pedinfect.26390

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“…The knowledge of students regarding head lice infestation was significantly associated with infestation status. This is in line with a previous study [29]. This may be due to the fact that knowledge deficiency leads to inadequate ability to manage lice infestation [30].…”

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confidence: 92%

Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and associated factors among schoolchildren in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia

2019

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Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the associated risk factors and prevalence of pediculosis capitis among school-aged children in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia. An institution-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 402 schoolchildren in Woreta town public schools from grades 1 to 4 students conducted from April to June 2018. After selection by simple random sampling, face to face interview and observations were performed using a semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire. Data were entered into EPI Info 7 and exported to SPSS 21 for further analysis. Descriptive results were presented by simple frequency, percentage, and mean. Binary logistic regression was used to identify associated factors. Those variables with a p-value ≤ 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were declared as significantly associated with pediculosis capitis infestation. Result The prevalence of pediculosis capitis was 65.7% [95% CI 60.01–70.3%]. Sex of child, age of the child, maternal education, sharing hair comb, knowledge, and attitude towards pediculosis capitis infestation and hygiene practice were significantly associated with pediculosis (a p-value ≤ 0.05). Pediculosis infestation is found to be a major public health problem which demands special attention of the community and the government at large particularly the health sector to reduce the problem.

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confidence: 92%

Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and associated factors among schoolchildren in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia

2019

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“…The data indicates that although respondents had good behavior, they were not supported with adequate environmental conditions where too many students are sharing a small bed room. This statement is supported by the study which highlight about the size of shared room and the number of room members [2] as well as other environmental factors [18].…”

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confidence: 61%

Factors affecting Pediculosis capitis prevention at Islamic boarding school in Indonesia

Kristiawati¹,

Rachmawati²,

Setyowati³

2017

Proceedings of the 8th International Nursing Conference on Education, Practice and Research Development in Nursing (INC 2017)

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Abstract-Boarding school is a place where students gather to learn and stay in a dormitory. It makes boarding school become a place where diseases transmit easily, one of which is Pediculosis capitis. Various problems occur from this disease such as lack of confidence, negative social stigma, lack of sleep quality, learning disorders, and secondary infection. Although some efforts in preventing its transmission had been conducted, the incidence and negative impacts of Pediculosis capitis are still common. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with prevention of Pediculosis capitis at boarding school. This study used a cross-sectional design. The population consisted of 60 female students from one of Islamic Boarding School in Indonesia. Purposive sampling was used to select 52 respondents who fit the research criteria. The independent variables were the knowledge, behavior, beliefs, environment, health, and health officers. The dependent variable was the prevention of Pediculosis capitis. Data was collected by using a questionnaire and analyzed by Spearman rho rank (p=0.05). There were several factors which had significant impact on Pediculosis capitis prevention, namely knowledge (p=0.019), behavior (p=0.032), environment (p=0.007), and health officers (p=0.002). Knowledge, attitude, environment and health officers influenced the prevention of Pediculosis capitis in boarding school. Health officers were the most powerful factor in affecting the Pediculosis capitis prevention at Islamic boarding school. Further studies are recommended to examine interventions to improve the skills of health officers.

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“…In the current manuscript, we have assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding pediculus capitis prevention and control and their associated factors. Knowledge was a significant predictor of infestation status in previous studies [19,29,32]. This may be due to the lack of knowledge that can result in insufficient capacity to handle lice infestation.…”

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confidence: 91%

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediculus Capitis Prevention and Control and Their Predictors among Schoolchildren in Woreta Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Biya

Tirfie

Yallew

et al. 2020

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Background. Pediculus capitis is a human head lice infestation, a major public health issue that is most prevalent in resource-limited countries globally. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pediculus capitis prevention and control and their predictors among schoolchildren in North West Ethiopia. Methods. About 402 randomly selected schoolchildren from three schools in Woreta town participated in the study from April to June 2018. The outcomes of this study were knowledge, attitude, and self-reported practice of schoolchildren about pediculus capitis prevention and control. We used EPI Info 7.1 and SPSS 21 software for data entry and analysis, respectively. Binary logistic regression was employed to test the association of covariates with the outcome/response variables. Variables with a p value <0.2 during the bivariable binary logistic regression analysis were included in the multivariable binary logistic regression analysis. Variables with p value <0.05 were declared as significantly associated with outcomes. Results. The mean age of the study participants was 10.19 (±1.62) years. About 58.8%, 45.8%, and 78.6% of the schoolchildren had better self-reported pediculus capitis prevention knowledge, attitude, and practice, respectively. Age of children [9 to 11 years (AOR=2.24, 95% C.I (1.10, 4.55)) and>12 years (AOR=3.84, 95% C.I (1.56, 9.46))], better practice (AOR=2.93, 95% C.I (1.39, 6.18)), and those who were not infested (AOR=2.25, 95% C.I (1.14, 4.44)) were predictors of knowledge regarding pediculus capitis prevention. Better practice (AOR=4.33, 95% C.I (1.69, 11.09)) and absence of infestation (AOR=2.97, 95% C.I (1.64, 5.36)) were predictors of attitude of schoolchildren about pediculus capitis prevention. Number of students in a class [51 to 56 students per classroom, AOR=4.61, 95% C.I (1.83, 11.67); 57 to 58 students per classroom, AOR=8.18, 95% C.I (2.73, 24.46)], less than five family size (AOR=2.37, 95% C.I (1.24, 4.54)), better knowledge (AOR=2.93, 95% C.I (1.32, 6.50)), desirable attitude (AOR=4.24, 95% C.I (1.60, 11.23)), and absence of infestation (AOR=3.52, 95% C.I (1.22, 10.15)) were predictors of self-reported pediculus capitis prevention practice. Conclusion. The knowledge, attitude, and practice of schoolchildren regarding pediculus capitis prevention and control were not satisfactory. To bring change, intensive efforts on factors associated with the knowledge, attitude, and practice should be encouraged.

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Prevalence Rate and Risk Factors of Pediculus capitis Among Primary School Children in Iran

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and associated factors among schoolchildren in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia

Prevalence of pediculosis capitis and associated factors among schoolchildren in Woreta town, northwest Ethiopia

Factors affecting Pediculosis capitis prevention at Islamic boarding school in Indonesia

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediculus Capitis Prevention and Control and Their Predictors among Schoolchildren in Woreta Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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