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Table 3 Head lice infestation rate in intervention and control groups at initial, 7, 14, and 21 days during examinations

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

Examiation time Intervention group Control group p-valuea
  Examined (n) Infested n(%) Examined (n) Infested n(%)  
Initial 150 103 (68.6) 150 99 (66.0) 0.622
7 days 148 73 (49.3) 149 98 (65.7) 0.003
14 days 150 32 (21.3) 150 96 (64.0) 0.0001
21 days 147 10 (6.8) 148 92 (62.1) 0.0001
  1. aChi-square test