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Pediculosis capitis among school-age students worldwide as an emerging public health concern: a systematic review and meta-analysis of past five decades.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of head lice infestation among primary school children in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Frequency of pyrethroid resistance in human head louse treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2021Pooled it
- Collateral benefits of ivermectin mass drug administration designed for malaria against headlice in Mopeia, Mozambique: a cluster randomised controlled trial.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Trial
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Phylogenetic Characterization of Pediculus humanus capitis Among Primary Schoolchildren in Algeria.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Human scabies and pediculosis in Ecuador: spatial distribution and environmental determinants.Parasitology · 2026Article
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- Burden and Experiences of Head Lice Infestation Among Children in Western Australia.Journal of parasitology research · 2026Article
- Treatment failure of over-the-counter pediculicide shampoos in Thai schoolgirls: Evidence of insecticide resistance.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Epidemiological, Morphometric, and Genetic Analysis of Pediculus humanus capitis (Head Lice) in Pakistan: Evidence of Regional Diversity and Global Admixture.Acta parasitologica · 2025Article
- The Two-Year Itch: Extreme Body Lice Infestation Complicated by Anemia, Eosinophilia, and Elevated Immunoglobulin E.Cureus · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Intensity ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- In Vitro Evaluation of the Efficacy of 27 French Over-the-Counter Anti-lice Treatments.Cureus · 2025Article
- Impact factors and genetic characteristics of head lice infestation in schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study from 2018 to 2023 in central China.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
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- Knockdown-resistant mutations in head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) collected from schoolchildren in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Persian medicine remedies a new approach for head lice infestation control.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Commercial Antilice Shampoos Against Head Lice in a High-Prevalence Primary School in Thailand.Journal of parasitology research · 2025Article
- Presence of the knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in the head lice (Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024Article
- Exploring the lived experiences of adolescent girls affected by head lice infestation: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- COVID-19 pandemic and the consumption of self-care products for pediculosis capitis in Portugal: an interrupted time-series analysis.Parasitology research · 2024Article
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10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Pediculosis by Pediculus humanus capitis is still an important health issue in school-age students worldwide. Although pediculicidal agents effectively kill head lice, the re-infestation rate is still high. This study was conducted to provide a summary of evidence about the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among school-age students worldwide. Different databases including MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for publications related to pediculosis capitis in school-age students from 1977 to 2020. All peer-reviewed original research articles describing pediculosis capitis among school-age students were included. Statistical heterogeneity of the different years among studies was assessed using the standard chi squared and I
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