<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nabeela Al-Abdullah</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reham Kaki</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Lindane Shampoo for Head Lice Treatment among Female Secondary School Students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: An Interventional Study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Ancient Diseases &amp; Preventive Remedies</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Infect Dis Preve Med</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Head lice; Student; Lindane; Pediculicide; Resistance</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.longdom.org/abstract/lindane-shampoo-for-head-lice-treatment-among-female-secondary-school-students-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia-an-interventional--16855.html</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4 pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; We aimed to determine the prevalence of head lice infestation, effectiveness of over-the-counter treatment options, and the effectiveness and safety of lindane shampoo among female Saudi Arabian secondary school students.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; This study was conducted in October-November 2016 in two secondary schools each from the northern and southern parts of Jeddah. Investigators completed a standardized questionnaire. Students&amp;rsquo; hair and scalps were examined manually for head lice or scalp lesions. Students with head lice infestation were asked to use 1% lindane shampoo.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Of the 337 students examined, 106 (31%) were infested with live lice and eggs; 55% and 45% were from northern and southern schools, respectively (P=0.02). Among students who shared a comb and those who did not, the prevalence rates of head lice were 67% (n=28) and 33% (n=14), respectively. A history of head lice was more prevalent among students with positive head lice test results (49%) than among those with negative results (40%; P&amp;lt;0.04). A significantly lower number of students with head lice infestation had dark skin color (2/106; 1.9%) than light skin color. Moreover, 70/106 students used over-the-counter pyrethrin-containing pediculicide shampoos (22 [31%] responders, 48 [69%] non-responders). Furthermore, 93/106 (88%) responded to lindane shampoo whereas 13/106 (12%) did not (P &amp;le; 0.05), with no neurotoxicity reported.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Interpretation:&lt;/strong&gt; Pediculicide shampoo resistance is common among Saudi Arabian students, and lindane shampoo is a safe and effective treatment.&lt;/p&gt;
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