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Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang

Introduction: Pediculosis capitis among primary school children is a worldwide problem which carries significant consequences among the school children and caregivers. Despite causing significant health problem which needs to be intervened, only few studies were conducted in Malaysia and there is no...

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Main Authors: Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah, Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza, Mohd Rus, Razman
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spelling my.iium.irep.789872020-04-09T14:09:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78987/ Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza Mohd Rus, Razman RA Public aspects of medicine RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Introduction: Pediculosis capitis among primary school children is a worldwide problem which carries significant consequences among the school children and caregivers. Despite causing significant health problem which needs to be intervened, only few studies were conducted in Malaysia and there is no previous study conducted in Pahang. Thus, this study aims to investigate the determinants of prevalence of Pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Materials and method: An analytical cross-sectional study using cluster random sampling of primary schools was carried out in Kuantan. Selfadministered validated questionnaire was used followed by hair and scalp examination. Multivariate logistics was done to determine the predictors and to control for confounding effect. Results: The overall median age of the 1,365 respondents was 8.0 years. Majority of them were males (53.41%), Malays (60.29%), household income between RM1000-RM2999 (31.87%) and from urban school location (98.68%). The overall prevalence of Pediculosis capitis was 9.6%(n=131). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that female (Odds ratio (OR) = 8.571, 95% Confidence interval (CI) = 5.024-14.620), Indian (OR = 5.560, 95% CI = 3.384- 9.136), those who had number of siblings more than five (OR = 2.644, 95% CI = 1.044- 6.700), history of contact with infested person (OR = 2.445, 95% CI = 1.619-3.691) and urban school location (OR = 0.030, 95% CI = 0.284-0.091) were predictors for Pediculosis capitis. Conclusion: The prevalence of Pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang is endemic(9.6%) and predictors are female, Indian, having siblings of more than 5 and contact with infested person. Hence, preventive measures are necessary to reduce the transmission of head lice among school children. 2019-10-09 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78987/1/IMJM%202019%20Factors%20%20Associated%20%20with%20%20Pediculosis%20%20Capitis%20%20among%20%20Primary%20%20School%20Children%20in%20Kuantan%2C%20Pahang.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78987/7/MRS%202019%20Abstract%20Book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78987/8/Poster%20Madihah.pdf Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah and Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza and Mohd Rus, Razman (2019) Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang. In: 5th Medical Research Symposium, 9th October 2019, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished)
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah
Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
Mohd Rus, Razman
Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
description Introduction: Pediculosis capitis among primary school children is a worldwide problem which carries significant consequences among the school children and caregivers. Despite causing significant health problem which needs to be intervened, only few studies were conducted in Malaysia and there is no previous study conducted in Pahang. Thus, this study aims to investigate the determinants of prevalence of Pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Materials and method: An analytical cross-sectional study using cluster random sampling of primary schools was carried out in Kuantan. Selfadministered validated questionnaire was used followed by hair and scalp examination. Multivariate logistics was done to determine the predictors and to control for confounding effect. Results: The overall median age of the 1,365 respondents was 8.0 years. Majority of them were males (53.41%), Malays (60.29%), household income between RM1000-RM2999 (31.87%) and from urban school location (98.68%). The overall prevalence of Pediculosis capitis was 9.6%(n=131). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that female (Odds ratio (OR) = 8.571, 95% Confidence interval (CI) = 5.024-14.620), Indian (OR = 5.560, 95% CI = 3.384- 9.136), those who had number of siblings more than five (OR = 2.644, 95% CI = 1.044- 6.700), history of contact with infested person (OR = 2.445, 95% CI = 1.619-3.691) and urban school location (OR = 0.030, 95% CI = 0.284-0.091) were predictors for Pediculosis capitis. Conclusion: The prevalence of Pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang is endemic(9.6%) and predictors are female, Indian, having siblings of more than 5 and contact with infested person. Hence, preventive measures are necessary to reduce the transmission of head lice among school children.
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author Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah
Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
Mohd Rus, Razman
author_facet Che Rozela, Siti Nur Madihah
Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza
Mohd Rus, Razman
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title Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
title_short Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort factors associated with pediculosis capitis among primary school children in kuantan, pahang
publishDate 2019
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