Table 3.
Group comparisons based on preventive behaviors.
| Preventive Behavior | No Head lice |
With Head lice |
p-value∗ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always |
Sometime |
Never |
Always |
Sometime |
Never |
||
| F (%) | F (%) | F (%) | F (%) | F (%) | F (%) | ||
| Combing Hair | 156 (86.7) | 14 (7.8) | 10 (5.6) | 17 (37.0) | 14 (30.4) | 15 (32.6) | <0.05 |
| Taking Shower | 154 (85.6) | 24 (13.3) | 2 (1.1) | 5 (10.9) | 13 (28.3) | 28 (60.9) | <0.05 |
| Combing and Brushing | 156 (86.7) | 24 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.9) | 22 (47.8) | 19 (41.3) | <0.05 |
| Using Personal Hair-cutting Tools | 139 (77.2) | 32 (17.8) | 9 (5.0) | 17 (37.0) | 12 (26.1) | 17 (37.0) | <0.05 |
| Using Personal Mattress and Blanket | 161 (89.4) | 16 (8.9) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (10.9) | 15 (32.6) | 26 (56.5) | <0.05 |
∗
Chi-square test.