Pediculosis capitis among rural and urban schoolchildren in Nigeria
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 78 (5) , 590-592
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(84)90213-x
Abstract
The prevalence of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) was investigated among urban and rural schoolchildren in Ibadan City and three surrounding villages all in Southern Nigeria. 106 (5·7%) of 1860 urban schoolchildren examined were infested compared with only seven (1·5%) of 473 children from rural schools (P < 0·05). Pediculosis appears to be an urban problem which may be associated with overcrowding. However, the intensity of head louse infestation was low among the urban schoolchildren with 74·6% of all lousy children harbouring one to five lice per head and only 6·0% with more than 30 lice per head.Keywords
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