标题：Evaluation of the Role of Epidemiological Factors in Head Lice Infestation among Elementary School Female Students and Comparison of the Effectiveness of 1% Permethrin Shampoo with Dimethicone Lotion and Home Remedies
期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：4
页码：2512-2520
DOI：10.9756/INTJECSE/V14I4.349
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：Despite the progress of societies in different levels of health, head lice infestation is still an important health problem in poor and developing countries. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of epidemiological factors in head lice infestation among primary school girls and to compare the effectiveness of permethrin shampoo 1% with dimethicone lotion and home remedies. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was performed on female students of elementary schools in Nahavand, Hamadan, Iran. First, demographic information for each student was collected based on the students 'files or questions from them and, if necessary, questions from the students' parents and then recorded in the relevant checklist. Infested students were then randomly divided into five treatment groups and treated. Infested students and their parents were given the necessary training on how to use the drug properly. After 17 days, the effectiveness of the treatment methods was evaluated. The data of this study were analyzed by SPSS software version 24 and using Chi-square test. Results: A total of 499 people were included in the study, of which only 89 students (17.83%) had pediculosis. The results showed a significant difference between the prevalence in terms of variables of father's education, mother's education, maternal employment, previous history of disease, assistance of family members in health affairs, and hair condition, hair type and hair length (P <0.05), but in terms of basic variables of education, father employment, number of household members, number of baths per week and use of personal comb and brush, this difference was not statistically significant (P> 0.05). Also, the effectiveness of permethrin shampoo, dimethicone lotion, home treatment, dimethicone lotion/home treatment and permethrin shampoo/home treatment were 66.67%, 80%, 53.34%, 100% and 86.67%, respectively, which were statistically significant(P <0.05). Conclusion: Dimethicone lotion combined with home treatment is recommended as the first method in treating cases of head lice by observing the instructions for use and educating parents and school health officials.
