title: Factors contributing to the overuse of chemical pesticides in children with persistent head lice.
abstract: A growing number of head lice cases, for reasons that are not entirely clear, are repetitive or enduring. Despite the emerging phenomena, there has been little in the literature to guide school nurses in their day-to-day struggle with families experiencing head lice infestations that persist despite repeated treatment attempts. Children with persistent head lice are at increased risk of overexposure to chemical pesticides from multiple-treatment sources. In addition, school absences for persistent head lice infestations place children at risk educationally.
authors.affiliation: Head Lice Treatment and Prevention Project, Florida Atlantic University, College of Nursing, Boca Raton, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004363:Drug Utilization; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010374:Pediculus; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D012573:School Nursing
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides