Korean J Infect Dis.  1999 Jun;31(3):237-238.

Survey on Infestaton Rates of Head Lice in Two Primary Schools in Dangjin-gun, Chungchongnam-do

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Parasitology, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Parasitology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We examined infestation state of head lice in 2 primary schools in 1998. Among the 382 subjects, 92 (24.1%) children were confirmed as having head lice infestation. Infestation rate of each school was 13.6% and 32.9%, respectively. Infestation rate of girls (42.2%) was higher than that of boys (5.8%) and the 5th grade had more infested children (35.7%) than any other.

Keyword

Head Lice; Primary; Infestaton Rates; Chungchongnam-do

MeSH Terms

Child
Chungcheongnam-do*
Female
Head*
Humans
Pediculus*
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