Infestation rate of head lice in primary school children in Inchon, Korea

Brief Communication


Korean J Parasitol. 1995 Sep;33(3):243-244. English. Published online Sep 20, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1995.33.3.243
Copyright © 1995 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Infestation rate of head lice in primary school children in Inchon, Korea
H K Hong,¹C M Kim,¹J S Lee,^*²W J Lee,² and Y C Yang²
¹Department of Biology, Inchon University, Inchon 402-749, Korea.

Received August 14, 1995; Accepted August 29, 1995.
Abstract
The survey of the head louse infestation of primary school children in Inchon city was carried out in May 26-27, 1995. Total number of the children surveyed were 1,530. Four (0.5%) out of 768 boys were infested with nits or adults/nymphs of lice and 72 (9.4%) out of 762 girls were positive with those of lice. The infestation rate of lice for girls was 19 times higher than that of boys.

Tables


	Table 1 Head louse infestation in school children by grade and sex.

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