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

Table 2

General socio-demographic data of parents/guardians and the prevalence of head lice infestation in schoolchildren in Lak Hok subdistrict.

Characteristics of parents/guardians	Total ()		Lice infestation ()		No infestation ()		-Value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Sex
Male	8	9.6
Female	75	90.4
Occupation
No work	9	10.8	5	55.6	4	44.4	0.787
Trade/business	21	25.3	15	71.4	6	28.6
General worker	30	37.3	23	76.7	7	23.3
Government officer	3	3.6	2	66.7	1	33.3
Private employees	2	2.4	1	50.0	1	50.0
Housewife	13	15.7	8	61.5	5	38.5
Other	5	6.0	3	60.0	2	40.0
Religion
Buddhism	82	98.8	56	68.3	26	31.7
Christianity	1	1.2	1	100.0	0	0
Education
Illiterate	1	1.2	1	100.0	0	0	0.232
Primary school to secondary school	69	83.1	45	65.2	24	34.8
Bachelor degree and above	8	9.6	7	87.5	1	12.5
No answer	5	6.0	4	80.0	1	20.0
Income (baht)/month
<9000	37	44.6	26	70.1	11	30.0	0.870
9,001–16,000	25	30.1	17	68.0	8	32.0
>16,000	9	10.8	7	77.8	2	22.2
No answer	12	14.5	7	58.3	5	41.7
Status of parents/guardians
Father/mother	36	43.4	23	63.9	13	36.1	0.578
Relative	32	38.6	22	68.8	10	31.2
Father/mother and relative	12	14.5	9	75.0	3	25.0
No answer	3	3.6	3	100.0	0	0
Family size
≤5	54	65.1	36	66.7	18	33.3	0.139
>5	29	34.9	21	72.4	8	27.6