Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

  • 제49권1호
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  • Pages.95-98
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  • 2011
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  • 2982-5164(pISSN)
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  • 1738-0006(eISSN)
대한기생충학·열대의학회 (The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine)
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Risk Factors Associated with Head Louse Infestation in Korea

  • Sim, Seob-O (Department of Environmental and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Won-Ja (Department of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Yu, Jae-Ran (Department of Environmental and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, In Yong (Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung Hyun (Medical Immunology Center, IBST and Institute of Functional Genomics, Konkuk University) ;
  • Oh, Soo-Youn (Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Seo, Min (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Chai, Jong-Yil (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center)
  • 투고 : 2011.01.21
  • 심사 : 2011.02.08
  • 발행 : 2011.03.15
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초록

Head louse infestation (HLI) is one of the most frequently occurring parasitic diseases in children. This study was conducted to investigate the socioeconomic and personal factors influencing HLI in the Republic of Korea. A total of 2,210 questionnaires about various factors related to HLI were obtained from children in 17 primary schools throughout the country. The rate of HLI was significantly lower in children who lived together with mother or in a family where both parents worked. In addition, HLI was lower in children whose fathers or mothers were public officers or teachers. However, HLI was higher in children who had small families and washed their hair less often. Education levels of parents and the number of children in family were not significant. Improvement of socioeconomic factors and personal hygiene will be helpful for reducing HLI.

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