THE STUDY OF PREVAIENCE OF HEAD PEDICULOSIS IN STUDENTS OF KHOMEINISHAHR DISTRICT 1379-80
Abstract
Introduction: Todetermine the rate of contamination With head pedicolosis, find infected students and their families, help to improve the controlling program; this stady was prformed. Methods: The 68968 patients from khomeini-shahr school students in 2000-2001 were screened by standard qustionnaire. The demogrephic data and related rariables were gathred, using interview and observation of the organism or its nymph on the hairs of the cases. Atlas, they were analyzed in computer by SPSS, X , and t-test.
Results: 461 (68%) of patients were infected. 36% of them were from rural and 82% from urban areas. No significant differences were seen between sex, age, education level of the samples and their parents, their using common measures, the number of taking bath per week and following personal sanitation and the rate of contamination. (P<0.001) Among the factors, no personal sanitation had the largest effect. The frequency of infection in the families was 42.31%.
Discussion: Considering the per sent data, the rate of infection in male students doesn"t seem important. But, equal amounts of contamination rate in female students of primary and secondry schools are demonstrated. In addition, the necessity of special attention to these levels and health system improvement in these groups seems important for the first time. In spite of effectiveness of drug therapy in its control, health education in school with cooperation of their families. in addition to in the society is of prime importance.
Results: 461 (68%) of patients were infected. 36% of them were from rural and 82% from urban areas. No significant differences were seen between sex, age, education level of the samples and their parents, their using common measures, the number of taking bath per week and following personal sanitation and the rate of contamination. (P<0.001) Among the factors, no personal sanitation had the largest effect. The frequency of infection in the families was 42.31%.
Discussion: Considering the per sent data, the rate of infection in male students doesn"t seem important. But, equal amounts of contamination rate in female students of primary and secondry schools are demonstrated. In addition, the necessity of special attention to these levels and health system improvement in these groups seems important for the first time. In spite of effectiveness of drug therapy in its control, health education in school with cooperation of their families. in addition to in the society is of prime importance.