Table 1.
Subject demographics (%)
| Parameter | Value | EO/LTTO (n = 30) | "Suffocation" pediculicide (n = 31) |
TTO/LO) (n = 31) | Overall (n = 92) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gendera | Female | 22 (73.3) | 19 (61.3) | 22 (71.0) | 63 (68.5) | 0.5603 |
| Male | 8 (26.7) | 12 (38.7) | 9 (29.0) | 29 (31.5) | ||
| School Codea | C | 11 (36.7) | 11 (35.5) | 12 (38.7) | 34 (37.0) | 0.9811 |
| D | 13 (43.3) | 13 (41.9) | 14 (45.2) | 40 (43.5) | ||
| RE | 6 (20.0) | 7 (22.6) | 5 (16.1) | 18 (19.6) | ||
| Gradeb | Prep | 6 (20.0) | 5 (16.1) | 8 (25.8) | 19 (20.7) | 0.8170 |
| 1 | 10 (33.3) | 9 (29.0) | 8 (25.8) | 27 (29.3) | ||
| 2 | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) | ||
| 3 | 4 (13.3) | 3 (9.7) | 7 (22.6) | 14 (15.2) | ||
| 4 | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.1) | 1 (3.2) | 10 (10.9) | ||
| 5 | 2 (6.7) | 3 (9.7) | 5 (16.1) | 10 (10.9) | ||
| 6 | 2 (6.7) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (3.2) | 6 (6.5) | ||
| 7 | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (4.3) | ||
| Hair Colourb | Black | 7 (23.3) | 16 (51.6) | 6 (19.4) | 29 (31.5) | 0.0308 |
| Blonde | 8 (26.7) | 7 (22.6) | 12 (38.7) | 27 (29.3) | ||
| Brown | 14 (46.7) | 6 (19.4) | 13 (41.9) | 33 (35.9) | ||
| Red | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.3) | ||
| Hair Lengthc (cm) | n | 30 | 31 | 31 | 92 | 0.8047 |
| Mean | 28.9 | 28.8 | 31.4 | 29.7 | ||
| SD | 15.76 | 19.63 | 16.89 | 17.37 | ||
| Min | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Median | 32.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 32.0 | ||
| Max | 53 | 59 | 60 | 60 | ||
| Hair Typeb | Curly | 2 (6.7) | 2 (6.5) | 1 (3.2) | 5 (5.4) | 0.8860 |
| Straight | 24 (80.0) | 23 (74.2) | 23 (74.2) | 70 (76.1) | ||
| Wavy | 4 (13.3) | 6 (19.4) | 7 (22.6) | 17 (18.5) |
a: Probability calculated by Pearson's chi-square test; b: Probability calculated by Fisher's Exact test; c: Probability calculated by analysis of variance.