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Prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in an impoverished urban community in Lima, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Lesshafft, Hannah
dc.contributor.author Baier, Andreas
dc.contributor.author Guerra, Humberto
dc.contributor.author Terashima, Angelica
dc.contributor.author Feldmeier, Hermann
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-04T20:31:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-04T20:31:43Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10560
dc.description.abstract Background: Pediculosis capitis is a ubiquitous parasitic skin disease associated with intense pruritus of the scalp. In developing countries it frequently affects children and adults, but epidemiological data at the community level are rare. Objectives: To assess prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in a resource-poor community in Lima, Peru. Materials and Methods: In total, 736 persons living in 199 households in a circumscribed neighbourhood were examined for head lice and nits by visual inspection. At the same time, socio-demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Variables associated with pediculosis were identified by performing a bivariate analysis, followed by a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Prevalence of pediculosis capitis was 9.1% (95% confidence interval (CI): 7.0-11.2 %) in the general population and 19.9% (CI: 15.4-24.4%) in children ≤15 years of age. Multivariate analysis showed that pediculosis capitis was significantly associated with age ≤ 15 years (OR: 16.85; CI:7.42-38.24), female sex (OR: 2.84; CI: 1.58-5.12), household size of >4 persons (OR: 1.98; CI: 1.11-3.55), low quality of house construction material (OR:2.22; CI: 1.20-4.12), and presence of animals in the household (OR: 1.94; CI: 1.11-3.39). Conclusion: Pediculosis capitis was a very common disease in the studied community in Lima, Peru. Our logistic regression analysis affirms that young age is the most important risk factor for pediculosis capitis. Moreover, female sex, large household size, living in wooden houses and the presence of animals were identified as being significantly associated with head lice infestation. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Medknow Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Ectoparasites en_US
dc.subject Epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Head lice en_US
dc.subject Logistic regression analysis en_US
dc.subject Pediculosis capitis en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Poverty en_US
dc.subject Risk factors en_US
dc.title Prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in an impoverished urban community in Lima, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.121994
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 0974-8245


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