Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela
Between April and July 2013 a cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of headlice in children aged 6-15 years enrolled in four schools in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolivar State, Venezuela. The parasitological diagnosis was made by direct observation of eggs, nymphs and/or adults on th...
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| author | Rodolfo Devera Ytalia Blanco José Nastasi-Miranda Deisi Duerto Delci Figuera Vicmar González Raquel Guevara Katherine Hernández Yasvict Lanza María Taboada |
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| description | Between April and July 2013 a cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of headlice in children aged 6-15 years enrolled in four schools in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolivar State, Venezuela. The parasitological diagnosis was made by direct observation of eggs, nymphs and/or adults on the scalp and/or hair. After signing the informed consent, we filled a clinical and epidemiologic record to each participant. 697 children (40.3%) of the 1730 school enrollment were evaluated, determining a prevalence of 25.1% (175/697). Girls were significantly more infected (42.4%) (OR: 9.35 p<0.05). All age groups were affected (χ2 (Yates correction) = 6.90 d.f.: 4 p> 0.05), but the group of 8-11 years was predominant (70.3%). Factors associated with a higher prevalence of headlice were female (OR: 9.35 p<0.05), having previously had the disease (OR: 5.76 p<0.05) and have long hair (OR: 7.12 p<0.05) and dirty (OR: 2.20 p<0.05). In conclusion, although the headlice prevalence was relatively low (25.1%), we verified that this parasitoses remains a major medical problem in schoolchildren in Ciudad Bolivar. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-968c00abd52544ff8507efcae97c85c32023-09-03T02:43:55ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282015-08-0143211212124388Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, VenezuelaRodolfo Devera0Ytalia Blanco1José Nastasi-Miranda2Deisi Duerto3Delci Figuera4Vicmar González5Raquel Guevara6Katherine Hernández7Yasvict Lanza8María Taboada9Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaDepartamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, VenezuelaBetween April and July 2013 a cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of headlice in children aged 6-15 years enrolled in four schools in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolivar State, Venezuela. The parasitological diagnosis was made by direct observation of eggs, nymphs and/or adults on the scalp and/or hair. After signing the informed consent, we filled a clinical and epidemiologic record to each participant. 697 children (40.3%) of the 1730 school enrollment were evaluated, determining a prevalence of 25.1% (175/697). Girls were significantly more infected (42.4%) (OR: 9.35 p<0.05). All age groups were affected (χ2 (Yates correction) = 6.90 d.f.: 4 p> 0.05), but the group of 8-11 years was predominant (70.3%). Factors associated with a higher prevalence of headlice were female (OR: 9.35 p<0.05), having previously had the disease (OR: 5.76 p<0.05) and have long hair (OR: 7.12 p<0.05) and dirty (OR: 2.20 p<0.05). In conclusion, although the headlice prevalence was relatively low (25.1%), we verified that this parasitoses remains a major medical problem in schoolchildren in Ciudad Bolivar.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/20465pediculosis capitisPediculusescolaresepidemiología |
| spellingShingle | Rodolfo Devera Ytalia Blanco José Nastasi-Miranda Deisi Duerto Delci Figuera Vicmar González Raquel Guevara Katherine Hernández Yasvict Lanza María Taboada Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela Kasmera pediculosis capitis Pediculus escolares epidemiología |
| title | Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela |
| title_full | Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela |
| title_fullStr | Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela |
| title_full_unstemmed | Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela |
| title_short | Headlice in schoolchildren from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela |
| title_sort | headlice in schoolchildren from ciudad bolivar bolivar state venezuela |
| topic | pediculosis capitis Pediculus escolares epidemiología |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/20465 |
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