KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PARENTS AND SCHOOLS STAFF TOWARDS HEAD LICE INFESTATION IN RIYADH

,Faten Albukhari,Rola Almasri,Taghreed Mansour Almutairi,Medical Student At Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University ,Fatimah Mohammed Alenazi,Jawaher Ghanem Aldawsari,Abeer Badi Almutairi

doi:10.21474/ijar01/10507

Abstract

17Feb 2020 KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF PARENTS AND SCHOOLS STAFF TOWARDS HEAD LICE INFESTATION IN RIYADH Faten Albukhari , Rola Almasri , Jawaher Ghanem Aldawsari , Abeer Badi Almutairi , Fatimah Mohammed Alenazi and Taghreed Mansour Almutairi Associate Professor of Dermatology at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University & Consultant of Dermatology. Medical Student at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University.

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Head lice infestation is a parasitic skin infection that is commonly prevalent globally, especially in areas with poor economic status
Level of knowledge was significantly affected by age (P-value=0.023), being infested with head lice (P-value=0.000) and source of awareness about head lice
There was a high prevalence of head lice among girl students in Riyadh with moderate practice among mothers

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Introduction

Head lice infestation is a parasitic skin infection that is commonly prevalent globally, especially in areas with poor economic status. [8]few studies have investigated the knowledge gap and attitudes of parents and school staff regarding head lice. We will investigate the knowledge and attitudes of parents and school staff towards head lice in some schools in Riyadh.

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