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To evaluate socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle risk factors associated with head louse infestation in children presenting to a rural healthcare setting.

January 1, 2020Indian Dermatology Online JournalOpen Access

Risk factors associated with head lice infestation in rural pediatric patients

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ACAjay ChopraAlbert Einstein College of Medicine NSNeerja SaraswatThe University of Melbourne PSPooja ShankarSankara Nethralaya

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Observational study identifies socioeconomic and lifestyle risk factors for head lice in pediatric patients, indicating that hygiene practices and living conditions strongly affect transmission.

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To evaluate socioeconomic, demographic, and lifestyle risk factors associated with head louse infestation in children presenting to a rural healthcare setting.
Conducted a 1-year observational descriptive study of children aged 5 to 15 years at a rural tertiary care hospital in Uttar Pradesh using convenience sampling.
Administered a pre-validated questionnaire assessing socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics and evaluated potential confounding variables via multiple logistic regression.
Infestation occurred in 165 females (71.1%) and 67 males (28.8%), with the highest prevalence observed among children aged 5 to 7 years (41.8%, n=97).
Socioeconomic assessments revealed that 59.0% (n=137) of children had parents without formal education, 59.9% (n=139) had a per capita income between 2,500 and 5,000, and 34.9% (n=81) lived in six-member households.
Hygiene and behavioral findings showed 37.5% (n=87) had shoulder-length hair and 32.7% (n=76) bathed only twice per week, while 55.1% (n=128) had no other affected family members.

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Chopra et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10280c96ccf432805ffb16 https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_48_19

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Observational study identifies socioeconomic and lifestyle risk factors for head lice in pediatric patients, indicating that hygiene practices and living conditions strongly affect transmission.

Risk factors associated with head lice infestation in rural pediatric patients

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Risk factors associated with head lice infestation in rural pediatric patients

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