RESUMO
This work aimed to study the prevalence and contributing factors of head lice among military education schoolchildren. To investigate the prevalence, all students [3020] in the military schools in Zarka were screened for head lice infestation. To study the contributing factors, structured questionnaires were filled out by the researchers for 266 students [126 who were infested and the rest were free from head lice]. The overall prevalence of head lice was 4.2% [126 of 3020]. The prevalence of pediculosis captious was significantly higher among secondary schoolchildren aged 15-18 years [5.2%] than primary schoolchildren [3.6%] and among school boys [6.3%] than secondary school girls [3.9%]. The prevalence was influenced by age, sex, family size, house occupancy and father's employment. Head lice can be considered a serious public heath problem among schoolchildren in Jordan. Control measures are badly needed