The prevalence of pediculosis capitis was investigated in 24 primary schools situated the city Gaziantep and near villages. Among 15213 pupils searched for capitis, 7061(46.42 %) were girls 8103(53.58 boys. Five hundred seventy-three pupils(3.76 had charecteriz.ed by mites and/or nits on their scalp's hairs. Of these 573 patients, 524 (3.44 49(0.32 province found relatively low from those previ...

background: head lice infestation caused by pediculus humanus var capitis ( pediculus capitis ) is a worldwide public health concern that affects mostly school aged children. this descriptive, analytical study was carried out in 2008 to determine the prevalence of pediculosis capitis and some risk factors among primary-school pupils in bahar, hamadan province, iran. methods: we selected 900 pup...

background: pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children. in this study we assessed the prevalence of head pediculosis among the middle schoolchildren in the urban and rural areas of fars province, southern iran.methods: all middle schoolchildren ages 11-14, in all the urban and rural areas of the province were screened for head lice infestation by examining their hair and sc...

Background: Pediculosis capitis is an infectious disease caused by ectoparasite human insect, can be seen with the naked eye, which often causes scalp itching, it not a dangerous but annoying diseases. endemic parasitosis affecting many countries of world ,also prevalent in Iraq, affects children ,it ubiquitous problem have high resistance to some pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatme...

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children. In this study we assessed the prevalence of head pediculosis among the middle schoolchildren in the urban and rural areas of Fars province, southern Iran.Methods: All middle schoolchildren ages 11-14, in all the urban and rural areas of the province were screened for head lice infestation by examining their hair and sc...