@article {47603,
	title = {The incidence of the head louse [pediculus humanus capitis] among pupils of two schools in Basrah city},
	journal = {Journal of Community Medicine},
	volume = {6},
	year = {1993},
	month = {1993},
	pages = {37 - 44},
	abstract = {Of 1096 pupils examined by visual insection for head in two large schools, 25\% were found to be infested, with infestation rates being higher in Al-Mutayha primary school [38\%] compared with Al-Huryiah primary school [6\%] over all girls appeared to have a higher infestation rate than boys. A lower infestation rate was found in younger pupils [6- 7 years] with a maximum rate in the 12-13 years old pupils A higher percemtage rate of infestation was observed in long and curly hair. Most of Al Huryiah pupils used a proper medicine for delousing while most of Al-mutayha pupils who had lice used the forbidden methods for delousing [e.g insecticidal powder or spray and kerosene].},
	author = {Al-Affas,Nahla H.}
}
