Table 2.

Treatment options chosen in ‘positive’ cases and cure rates at day 14

Method	School 1			School 2*			School 3
	+ve day 0	Checked day 14	Cured day 14	+ve day 0	Checked day 14	Cured day 14	+ve day 0	Checked day 14	Cured day 14
Wet combing	11	11	6	16	16	3	11	11	9
Chemicals	6	6	2	8	8	4	11	11	8
Combinations	4	4	3	4	4	2	11	11	2
Alternatives	3	3	1	0	0	0	5	5	1
None	2	2	1	11	11	2	2	2	1
Unknown	5	4	2	16	16	2	11	6	3
Total	31	30	15	72	55	13	51	46	24

^*In school 2, positive (+ve) was defined as signs of past and present infestation