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Pediculosis Affects Mexican Children from Different Socioeconomic Status Equally: A Cross-Sectional Study
| العنوان: | Pediculosis Affects Mexican Children from Different Socioeconomic Status Equally: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Sánchez-Casas, Rosa M, Fernández-Salas, Ildefonso, Laguna-Aguilar, Maricela, Rodríguez-Rojas, Jorge J, Medina-Ponce, Marcia L, Díaz-González, Esteban E |
| المساهمون: | Program of Professional Development for Professors (PRODEP) of the Mexican Ministry of Education |
| المصدر: | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics ; volume 67, issue 3 ; ISSN 0142-6338 1465-3664 |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| الوصف: | SUMMARY The prevalence of pediculosis in Mexican children was studied in San Nicolas and Tapachula, Mexico. A cross-sectional study included 888 students between six and 12 years old from two urban communities with an unequal socioeconomic status between September 2015 and March 2016. A Pearson χ2 and multivariate logistic analysis were carried out to associate risk factors to pediculosis. The overall prevalence of pediculosis from both localities was 23.9%. The female gender; long and medium hair; living with someone infested; previously infested by head lice and curling hair were variables linked to a significantly higher prevalence of pediculosis (p < 0.01). Nevertheless, no significant differences were observed in the age groups, localities and socioeconomic status for human lice infection. Socioeconomic variables such as numbers of inhabitants, floors of house, beds and rooms; and parents’ qualification did not show a significative association for pediculosis. Health education in schools is needed for pediculosis prevention and remove the stigmatization of this disease related to poverty. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tropej/fmaa041 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmaa041 http://academic.oup.com/tropej/article-pdf/67/3/fmaa041/39376794/fmaa041.pdf |
| Rights: | https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.A2002342 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tropej/fmaa041 |
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