dc.contributor.author | Chunge, RN | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-11T05:43:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-11T05:43:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1986 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Trans R scop Med Hyg. 1986; 80 (1):42-6 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3726995 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/57583 | |
dc.description.abstract | Of 1270 schoolchildren (651 girls and 619 boys) from 33 urban and rural primary schools in different regions of Kenya who were examined for head lice, 17.1% were infested (8% with living lice or nits, 9.1% with dead nits). The over-all difference between infestation rates in urban and rural schools was not significant, but there was considerable variation in the five different regions selected. Infestation was not sex-related. Infestation rates tended to be higher in older children and in children with longer hair. Negroid children had lower infestation rates than non-Negroid children. The criterion seems to be hair type. Prevalence of infestation was higher in private schools because non-Negroid children predominate in these schools. There was no correlation between infestation and the sharing of a towel or comb, but infestation tended to be higher in those who wash less, in those who share their bed, and in those who sleep with room-mates. Levels of infestation were low, with most harbouring only one or two lice. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | A study of head lice among primary school children in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of public health | en |