Kwaku-Kpikpi J E
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1982;76(3):378-81. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(82)90195-x.
Of 319 pupils examined by visual inspection for head lice in two large schools of contrasting socioeconomic environments in Accra, Ghana, 158 were found to be infected, with infection rates being higher in the school of lower socio-economic status. Younger pupils (7 years) had significantly lower infection rates than older one (11 years). Hair plaiting, communal use of toilet facilities and crowding have been found to be involved in the epidemiology of the head louse. A curious discrepancy was found between the number of pupils who admitted they had lice and those who actually had them. Relative intensities of infestation remain very low in 75% of the cases examined. Mothers have been found to exhibit a high sense of responsibility in treating their children. A call has been extended to the Health Authorities to initiate a national delousing programme for the control of this ectoparasite.
在加纳阿克拉两所社会经济环境差异较大的大型学校中，通过目视检查对319名学生进行头虱检查，发现158人感染，社会经济地位较低学校的感染率更高。年龄较小的学生（7岁）感染率明显低于年龄较大的学生（11岁）。已发现编发、共用厕所设施和拥挤与头虱的流行病学有关。在承认有虱子的学生人数与实际有虱子的学生人数之间发现了一个奇怪的差异。在75%的检查病例中，感染的相对强度仍然很低。已发现母亲在治疗孩子方面表现出高度的责任感。已呼吁卫生当局启动一项全国灭虱计划以控制这种体外寄生虫。
