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Prevalence of Pediculus humanus capitis infestation among kindergarten children in Bahía Blanca city, Argentina.
Gutiérrez, María Mercedes; González, Jorge Werdin; Stefanazzi, Natalia; Serralunga, Gabriela; Yañez, Loreto; Ferrero, Adriana Alicia.
Affiliation
  • Gutiérrez MM; Laboratorio de Zoología de Invertebrados II, Dpto de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, 8000, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
Parasitol Res ; 111(3): 1309-13, 2012 Sep.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22752696
The human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer (Anoplura: Pediculidae), is a worldwide public health concern. This human obligate ectoparasite usually infests school age children. The aim of this work was to investigate the prevalence of head lice in kindergarten children from Bahia Blanca. In addition, the influence of risk factors for pediculosis infestation, such as gender, hair characteristics, and socioeconomic class, was studied in relation to the prevalence of this ectoparasite. From a total of 220 pupils examined (125 girls and 95 boys), 94 showed pediculosis. The overall prevalence of head lice infestation was 42.7 %. Pediculosis was more frequent in girls (53.6 %) than in boys (28.4 %) and in medium, long, and very long hairs. No differences were found between socioeconomic classes. This indicated that head lice are relatively common in kindergarten children from Bahía Blanca.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lice Infestations / Pediculus Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Argentina Language: En Journal: Parasitol Res Journal subject: PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Country of publication: Germany

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lice Infestations / Pediculus Type of study: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Child / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Argentina Language: En Journal: Parasitol Res Journal subject: PARASITOLOGIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Argentina Country of publication: Germany