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Table 1 Head lice infestation in female primary school girls by socio- demographic characteristics in Bashagard County, southeast Iran

From: Prevalence of head lice infestation and pediculicidal effect of permethrine shampoo in primary school girls in a low-income area in southeast of Iran

Characteristics

Examinations (n)

infestations (%)

p-valuea

School grade(age)

0.012

 I(7)

50

50

 II(8)

52

57.7

 III(9)

43

81.4

 IV(10)

51

76.4

 V(11)

57

71.9

 VI(12)

47

68.1

Bathroom within the house

0.038

 Yes

186

60.7

 No

114

78.1

Frequency of hair washing per week

0.021

 1

211

72.9

 2

78

56.4

 ≥ 3

11

27.2

Sharing articlesb

0.043

 Yes

170

71.7

 No

130

60

  1. aChi-square test
  2. bcombs, and scarves