tarkhasi, mahnaz and tazari, somayeh and Eghbali, Sahar and hosseinzadeh, ali and Rastaghi, Sedighe and naemi, HASSAN (2018) Assessment of prevalence of pediculus capitis and its effective factors in elmentery schools of sabzevar(Descriptive-cross sectional study). Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, 25 (3). pp. 287-296.
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Abstract
Target: Head lice infestation is worldwide and it is considered as an important health issue not only in deprived societies but also in developed countries societies as well. The object of this project is to investigate head lice prevalence in primary schools in Sabzevar city.Research Method: This study was of type descriptive and in form of sectional studies which was done in 2015-2016. The Target population was entity of primary school students and sample was 1200 people population. Sampling was of simple-random kind and checklist were used for data collection. Then Data was registered (recorded) in SPSS V 19 software. analysis of data was done according to chi-square test description.Results: The number of studied students was 1200, 30.9 were boys and 69.1 were girls. The highest prevalence of head lice infestations was in cases where their fathers were free (81.5), and their literacy level (65.66). There was no correlation between the type of residential home and contamination of the research samples (P = 0.71). There was no relation between the students' bases (P = 0.32), the existence of a health educator (P = 0.9) and father's occupation with head lice infection (P = 0.54). Result: Head lice infestation (Pediculosis capitis) is still a crucial health issue worldwide. It is recommendable that proper information is provided to primary schools teachers so that appropriate utilization of their capabilities in students� instruction, screening & treatment (Therapy) is made possible.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Saeed Shoja |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2018 04:40 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2018 04:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.medsab.ac.ir/id/eprint/693 |
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