title: Infestation status of head louse and treatment with lindane shampoo in children of primary school and kindergarten in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea.
abstract: The infestation status of head louse among children attending primary schools and kindergartens in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea, was investigated between June and July 1999. Out of 2,288 children examined, 3.9% of boys (48/1,242) and 23.5% of girls (246/1,046) were infested with nits or adult/nymphs of lice. The effectiveness of lindane shampoo (1% gamma benzene hexachloride solution) was evaluated after one or two time applications to all the children infested. The negative conversion rate of pediculosis was 93.5%. Effective control measures are needed to control and prevent such ectoparasite infestation amongst children.
authors.affiliation: Chinju Association of Public Health Doctors, Korea. hychan@hitel.net
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010374:Pediculus; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane