@article {46233,
	title = {Scalp pediculosis in school environment in the city of Abidjan: prevalence and influence of socioeconomic conditions},
	journal = {Sante (Montrouge, France)},
	volume = {9},
	year = {1999},
	note = {LR: 20041117; JID: 9212437; ppublish},
	month = {1999},
	pages = {32 - 37},
	address = {FRANCE},
	abstract = {<p>Hair samples from 2,209 children aged between 4 and 15 years were analyzed in March and April 1997 in an epidemiological study. We found that the prevalence of scalp pediculosis in schools in Abidjan was 18.51\%. The girls were more frequently infected than the boys (24.88\% for girls and 11.85\% for boys). The children most frequently affected were those aged 14 to 15 years (24\%) or 6 to 7 years (23. 21\%). The children least affected were those aged 12 to 13 years (15. 21\%) or 10 to 11 years (16.21\%). Socioeconomic conditions, particularly the monthly incomes of the parents, cramped conditions and the collective use of washing facilities and bedding affected the prevalence of scalp pediculosis. Measures to deal with scalp pediculosis in schools should take into account socioeconomic and psychological factors, which are as important as the drug treatment for scalp pediculosis.</p>
},
	keywords = {adolescent, Age Factors, animals, child, Child, Preschool, Comparative Study, Cote d{\textquoteright}Ivoire, Cross-Sectional Studies, English Abstract, humans, Lice Infestations/epidemiology, Pediculus, scalp dermatoses, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors},
	isbn = {1157-5999},
	author = {Eby Ignace Menan and N{\textquoteright}Guessan,G. and Pulch{\'e}rie Christiane Marie Kiki-Barro and Nebavi,N. G. and Adjetey,T. A. and Kone,M.}
}
@article {46184,
	title = {Scabies and head-lice infestations in different environmental conditions of Lower Silesia, Poland},
	journal = {Journal of Parasitology},
	volume = {86},
	year = {2000},
	month = {2000},
	pages = {170 - 171},
	abstract = {A comparison of external parasitic infestations among inhabitants of Legnica, Walbrzych, and Wroclaw districts, in the Lower Silesia region of Poland showed a direct relationship between the high incidence of scabies and low standard ecological indices, as well as social economic setting of the communities. In the years 1990-1997, the highest mean incidences of scabies per 100,000 people (80 and 46) were noted, respectively, in the Legnica and Walbrzych districts, compared to only 7.9 in the Wroclaw district. Infestation was correlated with percentages of the population with higher education (4.8; 4.2, 10.1, respectively) and the number of patients per physician (795, 632, 288, respectively), and the percentages of degraded land/and land threatened by degradation (10/37, 5/16, 0.7/10, respectively), forest stands damaged by gases and particulates (99.4, 99.4, 58.8, respectively), and air pollution emission indices in the towns of Legnica and Walbrzych (30 and 21 tons/km2) and Wroclaw (16). Scabies infestation was highest in children and teenagers (0-19) and was gender-associated (in all age groups, women were more often infested than men). A decreasing rate of scabies infestation, especially from the mid-1990s, was noted for both scabies and pediculosis in Walbrzych district; in the 0-19-yr-old inhabitants, it varied from 0.75\% in 1994 to 0.41\% in 1996.},
	keywords = {adolescent, adult, Age Factors, Air Pollution, animals, child, Child, Preschool, Comparative Study, humans, incidence, Infant, Lice Infestations/epidemiology, Middle Aged, Pediculus, Poland, Prevalence, Rural Population, Scabies, scalp dermatoses, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Urban},
	url = {http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/45018.pdf},
	author = {Lonc,Elzbieta and Okulewicz,A.}
}
@article {45931,
	title = {Pediculosis capitis among schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of eastern Poland},
	journal = {European journal of epidemiology},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2004},
	note = {LR: 20041117; JID: 8508062; ppublish},
	month = {2004},
	pages = {491 - 495},
	address = {Netherlands},
	abstract = {<p>The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of head pediculosis in the rural and urban environments of Lublin Province (eastern Poland) in 1996-2000 and to examine socioeconomic factors influencing distribution among schoolchildren. A total of 95,153 schoolchildren living in urban and rural areas were examined twice yearly by school nurses. The overall rate of head pediculosis differs significantly between rural (1.59\%) and urban (0.48\%) schools in eastern Poland. Children between 8 and 12 years old were most frequently infested. Pediculosis was observed most frequently in girls both in the urban (63.5\%) and rural (75.3\%) schools and this was related with hairstyles. The prevalence of pediculosis decreased with increasing life standards, i.e. with high income, accessibility and consumption of water and better health care systems. Our findings showed that prevalence of pediculosis capitis depends on the age and sex of the schoolchildren and their living conditions. Hygienic controls of schoolchildren by nurses are important in the elimination of Pediculus humanus capitis. Our results confirmed pediculosis capitis is still a problem in different environments, particularly with lower life standards and poorer economic conditions of health care.</p>
},
	keywords = {adolescent, Age Distribution, Analysis of Variance, animals, child, Comparative Study, humans, Lice Infestations/epidemiology, Pediculus, Poland, Prevalence, risk factors, Rural Health/statistics \& numerical data, Schools/statistics \& numerical data, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors, Students/classification/statistics \& numerical data, Urban},
	isbn = {0393-2990},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:EJEP.0000027347.76908.61},
	author = {Buczek,A. and Markowska-Gosik,D. and Widomska,D. and Kawa,I. M.}
}
