Ebomoyi E
Dept. of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
J Sch Health. 1988 Mar;58(3):101-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1988.tb05840.x.
The prevalence of head lice (pediculosis humanus capitis) was investigated among urban and rural schoolchildren in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, Nigeria, and two neighboring rural communities. Among the pupils, 57 (3.1%) of 1,842 urban schoolchildren examined were infested, compared with only one (0.1%) of 1.056 rural school pupils. More female pupils had infestations. Children less than age five, primary I pupils, and pupils in primary VI were not infested. Urban schoolchildren with 41-45 lice per head constituted 7.7% of those infested with nits and lice. Most infected children had one-five and 11-15 lice per head. The school health component of the national primary health care scheme should be intensified to screen schoolchildren regularly for pediculosis and other childhood diseases.
在尼日利亚夸拉州首府伊洛林以及两个相邻的农村社区，对城乡学童的头虱（人头虱病）患病率进行了调查。在接受检查的1842名城市学童中，有57名（3.1%）受到感染，而1056名农村学童中只有1名（0.1%）受到感染。感染的女生更多。五岁以下儿童、一年级学生和六年级学生未受感染。每头有41 - 45只虱子的城市学童占感染虱卵和虱子学生的7.7%。大多数受感染儿童每头有1 - 5只和11 - 15只虱子。应加强国家初级卫生保健计划中的学校卫生部分，以便定期对学童进行头虱病和其他儿童疾病筛查。
