Effect of Education and Regular Examination on the Prevalence of Head Louse Infestations in Adana/Adana'da Egitim ve Düzenli Muayenenin Bas Biti Enfestasyonlarinin Prevalansina Olan Etkisi
Objective: The current study provides training to parents and teachers about pediculosis in schools in three villages in Adana to measure their knowledge level by conducting surveys and to determine the prevalence of pediculosis in these foci. Methods: Pre- and post-questionnaires including 30 quest...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi 2022-12, Vol.46 (4), p.327 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective: The current study provides training to parents and teachers about pediculosis in schools in three villages in Adana to measure their knowledge level by conducting surveys and to determine the prevalence of pediculosis in these foci. Methods: Pre- and post-questionnaires including 30 questions about pediculosis were handed to parents and teachers. The answers were analyzed with the Pearson correlation analysis. Overall, 418 school pupils s were examined for lice. The results of the head louse control were analyzed by the chi-square test and t-test. Results: We observed that the level of awareness increased in parents and teachers. Additionally, the gender of both teachers and parents was determined as the most important factor in increasing this awareness. Because of interventions for the control of head and lice, the prevalence of pediculosis decreased from 15.22% to 1.71%. Conclusion: It is very important that parents and teachers are aware of the health problems related to pediculosis, while regular combing of school children may be essential for the control of this common infestation. Keywords: Head lice, pediculosis, education, combing, prevalence Amaç: Ãalismamizin amaci, Adana ilinde üç köyde bulunan okullarda pediküloz konusunda ailelere ve ögretmenlerin bilgi düzeylerini egitimler vererek, ve anketler yardimiyla ölçmek, ve bu odaklarda pediküloz prevalansini belirlemektir. Yöntemler: Ebeveynlere ve ögretmenlere pediküloz ile ilgili 30 sorudan olusan ön ve son anket uygulanmistir. Anketlere verdikleri cevaplar Pearson korelasyon analizi ile analiz edilmistir. Ãoeç okulda yapilan dört saç biti kontrolünde, ortalama 418 ögrenci taranmistir. Kontroller sonucunda elde edilen bulgular ki-kare testi ve t-testi ile analiz edilmistir. Bulgular: Ebeveynler ve ögretmenlerin pedikülozis hakkindaki farkindalik düzeyinin arttigi belirlenmistir. Ayrica hem ögretmenlerin hem de velilerin cinsiyet durumu bu farkindaligin artmasinda en önemli faktör olarak tespit edilmistir. Düzenli kontroller sonrasinda pediküloz prevalansinin %15,22'den %1,71'e düstügü görülmüstür. Sonuç: Velilerin ve ögretmenlerin, ögrencilerin karsilastiklari pediküloz gibi saglik sorunlarinin farkinda olmalari çok önemlidir. Ayrica çalismanin sonuçlari, bu yaygin istilanin kontrolü için okul çocuklarinin düzenli taranmasinin gerekli olabilecegini göstermistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Saç biti, pedikülozis, egitim, saç taramasi, prevalans |
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ISSN: | 1300-6320 |
DOI: | 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2022.24006 |