Table 3.
Prevalence of head lice1 among Pakistan women, aged 12 years and older, by personal hygiene practices and use of medication/DDT to control lice; National Health Survey of Pakistan, 1990 - 94 Sindh, Balochistan, and NWFP Provinces.
| Mild | Severe | |
|---|---|---|
| Percent (SE) | ||
| Variables | ||
| Used medication2 (n = 2598) | ||
| No | 6.4(1.3) | 0.7(0.2) |
| Yes | 5.9(2.2) | 1.5(1.0) |
|
Ever Used DDT (n = 2596) for head lice |
||
| No | 6.4(1.3) | 0.7(0.2) |
| Yes | 6.0(1.4) | 1.8(0.8) |
| Cleaning after using toilet (n = 2601) | ||
| Water | 6.5(1.4) | 0.7(0.2) ± |
| Stone/clay | 6.0(1.9) | 1.1(0.6) |
| Paper/other | 7.9(2.8) | - |
| Clean hands after using toilet (n = 2601) | ||
| Soap & water | 5.1(1.3) | 0.4(0.2) |
| Water | 7.2(2.0) | 1.2(0.4) |
| Do not usually/Stone/ clay/grass/sand/other |
10.2(4.6) | 1.3(1.0) |
|
Number of baths in summer (per week) (n = 2600) |
||
| ≥3 | 5.4(1.1) | 0.7(0.2) ** |
| <3 | 16.2(6.1) | 1.8(0.9) |
|
Number of baths in winter (per month) (n = 2599) |
||
| ≥5 | 5.0(1.2) | 0.3(0.2) * |
| <5 | 7.8(1.7) | 1.2(0.4) |
| Where do you bathe? (n = 2600) | ||
| Home | 6.4(1.2) | 0.7(0.2) |
| Other 3 | - | 7.6(6.5) |
| Wear shoes at home (n = 2600) | ||
| Always | 4.8(0.9) | 0.3(0.2) ± |
| Sometimes | 6.2(1.2) | 1.2(0.3) |
| Never | 23.6(8.8) | - |
| Wear shoes outside home (n = 2600) | ||
| Always | 5.6(0.9) | 0.7(0.3) ± |
| Sometimes | 10.9(4.6) | 1.4(0.6) |
| Never | 16.2(9.4) | - |
1. Head lice is categorized as "None, Mild and Severe infestation"
2. Prescription medication to control body or head lice, during the past 12 months
3. Mosque/Barber's hammam/Canal/Pond/Other
* 0.01 < p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01 (Rao-Scott likelihood ratio test).
± No test was computed as one cell had zero frequency.