Rassami Watcharawit, Soonwera Mayura
Entomology and Environment Program, Plant Production Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladkrabang, Bangkok Thailand.
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012 Nov;2(11):901-4. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60250-0.
To determine the prevalence of infestation with head lice in primary schoolchildren in the eastern area of Bangkok, Thailand.
The present study was to determine the head lice infestation (Pediculosis) levels in primary schoolchildren, during May, 2011 to July, 2011, A total of 3 747 schoolchildren aged 5-12 years old from 12 selected primary school of Ladkrabang district, the eastern area of Bangkok were examined for head lice. Pediculosis was defined as the presence of at least on living adult, nymph and viable egg.
The overall head lice infestation rate was 23.32% and infestation rate was higher in girls (47.12%) than in boys (0%). The infestation rate among schoolchildren varied from 12.62% to 29.76%. The infestation rate among girls varied from 26.07% (12 years old group) to 55.89% (8 years old group).
Pediculosis is a common public health problem affecting primary schoolchildren in eastern area of Bangkok and those levels are epidemic importance.
确定泰国曼谷东部地区小学生头虱感染的患病率。
本研究旨在确定2011年5月至2011年7月期间小学生的头虱感染（头虱病）水平。对曼谷东部Ladkrabang区12所选定小学的3747名5至12岁的学童进行了头虱检查。头虱病定义为至少存在一只活成虫、若虫和 viable 卵。
头虱总体感染率为23.32%，女孩的感染率（47.12%）高于男孩（0%）。学童中的感染率在12.62%至29.76%之间。女孩中的感染率在26.07%（12岁组）至55.89%（8岁组）之间。
头虱病是影响曼谷东部地区小学生的常见公共卫生问题，这些感染水平具有流行病学重要性。
