Prevalence of head lice infestation and pediculicidal effect of permethrine shampoo in primary school girls in a low-income area in southeast of Iran

Table 2 Head lice infestation in primary school girls according to family demographic characteristics in Bashagard County, southeast Iran

Characteristics	Examinations (n)	Infestations (%)	p-value^a
Father’s education			0.021
Illiterate	159	82.4
Primary	109	58.7
Secondary	17	35.3
High school / University	15	6.7
Mother’s education			0.032
Illiterate	137	81
Primary	142	57
Secondary	14	64.3
High school / University	7	14.3
Father’s Job			0.89
Employee	259	67.6
Self-employment	41	65.9
Mother’s Job			0.31
Employee	14	50
Housewife	286	68.2
Family size			0.0001
2–3	7	28.6
4–5	92	52.1
6–7	122	73.5
≥ 8	79	79.7

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