ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2021
Prevalence of head lice (
Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Study on the Impact of Herbal Shampoo with Gharaghorot, Vinegar, and Ajwain against Head Lice.Journal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2025Article
- Mapping Knock-Down Resistance Mutations in Head-Louse Populations in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prevalence of Head Lice Infestation among Children Attending Schools and Kindergartens in Poland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
In a cross-sectional survey in February-May 2019, the prevalence of Pediculosis capitis with demographic data and the behavioral practices were investigated among 750 participants in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Female participation was highly remarked with a percentage of 94.08% compared to that of male one about 5.91%. A deficiency of knowledge about lice infestation was noted especially among illiterate participants raised from their socio-economic levels (
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