Study of Distribution of Head Lice Pedicalus humanus Among The Students of Many Primary School in Kirkuk Province Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer ( Anoplura : Pediculidae ) | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 19, Issue 6, December 2014, Pages 1-6 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amal Kamal Suleiman; Emad Ali Magar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract The present study included the testing of 822 students from both genders male and female from 15 primary schools in different regions and districts in economic and social level in Kirkuk province for monitoring and searching about head lice for period from December 2012 till April 2013 . The present study revealed that the total infection rate of 24.08% in general schools of this study, and 187 girls were suffered from head lice with rate of 31.53% from total girls of 593 girl and 11 boys suffered from this infection with rate of 4.80 from total males of 229 student . The status of suffering was appeared in all ages and the higher rate was between (8 – 9) years with rate of 12.14% for females and 2.18% for males , then the age between (10 – 12) years with rate of 10.79% for female and 30.56% for males , as the rate of infection was 8.60% for female and 0.87 for males , and the rate of infection was 18.38% in girls , and 3.05% for boys from illiterate mother , as the rate of infection was 13.15% in girls , and 1.74 for boys from educated mothers and registered higher rate of infection at girls of families that it's members is between (5 member above) as 26.64% for girls and 3.49% for boys , on the other side the rate of student girls of families that it's member less than 5 member was 4.89% and 1.31% for boys . The higher rate of infection was registered among the long hair girl students with 16.35% and 3.39% for boy students , as the rate of short hair girl students was 15.17% and 0.87% for boys . The higher rate of suffering in straight hair girls was 25.63% and 3.05% for boys, and less rate in curly hair girls of 5.90% and 1.74% for boys and appeared that the higher rate of suffering in thick hair girls was 21.24% and 3.49% for boys , as the less rate of suffering of thin hair girls was 10.28% and 1.31% for boys . The study revealed and appeared the activity of using natural oil such as (garlic oil , almond oil , coconut oil ) in getting rid of infection with head lice particularly at mixing more than one oil together | ||
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