Head Lice Infestation in Pre-High School Girls, Lak Hok Suburban Area, Pathum Thani Province, in Central Thailand

Table 1

The prevalence of head lice infestation and itching sign of infestation cases in schoolchildren in Lak Hok subdistrict.

Level of studies	Total		Lice infestation		No infestation		p-Value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Pre-primary school (aaged 4–6 years)	27	32.5	8	29.6	19	70.4	0.001
Primary school
Grade 1–4 (aged 7–10 years)	34	41.0	28	82.4	6	17.6
Grade 5–6 (aged 11–12 years)	22	26.5	21	95.5	1	4.5
Total	83	100.0	57	68.7	26	31.3

*Chi-square test showed statistically significant.