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

Table 5

Parental practices concerning head lice infestation and percentage of their children infested in a school in Lak Hok subdistrict.

Parental practices	Total		Lice infestation		No infestation		-Value
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
1. Washing child’s hair per week
Everyday	21	25.3	16	76.2	5	23.8	0.686
1–2 times	23	27.7	15	65.2	8	34.8
3–4 times	39	47.0	26	66.7	13	33.3
2. Who washes child’s hair
Themselves	52	62.7	46	88.5	6	11.5	0.001
Father/mother	20	24.1	6	30.0	14	70.0
Relative	10	12.0	4	40.0	6	60.0
3. Child shower per week
Everyday	79	95.2	54	68.4	25	31.6	0.629
1–2 times	4	4.8	3	75.0	1	25.0
4. Sharing comb, clothes, or towel
No	45	54.2	31	68.9	14	31.1	0.575
Yes	38	45.8	26	68.4	12	31.6
5. Cleaning bedsheet/pillowcases
One time a week	65	78.3	42	64.6	23	35.4	0.107
One time a month	18	21.7	15	83.3	3	16.7
6. Exposing bedsheet to the sun
Never	2	2.4	2	100.0	0	0.0	0.568
Everyday	19	22.9	13	68.4	6	31.6
One time a week	48	57.8	32	66.7	16	33.3
One time a month	12	14.5	9	75.0	3	25.0
One time a year	1	1.2	1	100.0	0	0.0
7. Lice infestation in family
None	53	63.9	32	60.4	21	39.6	0.192
Brother/sister	22	26.5	17	77.3	5	22.7
Father/mother	1	1.2	1	100.0	0	0.0
Relative	3	3.6	3	100.0	0	0.0

*Chi-square test showed statistically significant.