دراسة شاملة للإصابة بقمل الرأس في المدارس الابتدائية لمدينة الموصل (الجانب الأيمن و الأيسر)‎

الملخص EN

The current study of head lice Pediculus humanus capiti, was conducted in 11 primary schools for girls in different social and economic areas of the city of Mosul on its right and left sides for the period from 15 October 2018 to 15 February 2019.

The present study showed that the total incidence of head lice in the 5 schools covered by the right city was 27.44% while the total injury rate in the 6 schools covered by the left city side was 11.13% , the highest percentage of girls with long hair was recorded in the first Zubaidah school on the left side and reached 75% , and Al- Bashair school in the right side where it reached 83.33% , while the highest percentage of girls with short hair in the school of Genin in the left side at 75% and on the right side Al-Sajideen and Al-Shaheed Salem schools as the proportion with short hair in which 33.5 and 33.33% respectively.

As for the educational level of mothers of infected girls, the highest rate of infection for mothers of non-educated mothers in the school of Al-Jahafil on the left side of the city, reaching 100% , while the school Al-Bashair recorded 96% on the right side of the city.

In addition, the percentage of casualties according to the number of family members was the highest rate of injury to families with fewer than 5 members of the school in Al-Foratain school on the left side of the city with 65%