Análise da ocorrência de pediculose em escolares de uma escola do Município De Maringá

Abstract

This work intends to characterize the prevalence of pediculosis in children in an education institution Municipal School in Maringá, Paraná, and sort the knowledge that their parents or guardians have about lice infestations. A cross-sectional descriptive study had been developed with scholar aged child and their parents or guardians, using online self-administered questionnaires, the participants chosen in convenience sampling. Data were tabulated and results analyzed using Microsoft ExcelTM. 37 children responded to the questionnaire in full; 51% had already had scalp pediculosis, and 24.3% of the total number of children who responded had more than one infestation during their lifetime. Among those who have had pediculosis, more than half answered that residents of the same house had a concomitant infestation, and the most frequent treatment was the use of medication. 63 parents or guardians responded to the complete questionnaire, there were wrong and correct answers regarding the morphological characteristics of Pediculus capitis. 95% of those responsible answered that the parasite feeds on blood, 76.2% said it is easy to kill the parasite and the products considered by the participants as pediculicides, in descending order were: shampoo, vinegar, alcohol and vinegar, insecticides, tea and hair cream. The conclusion was that it is of great value to involve the entire community in the fight against pediculosis; health education actions aimed at providing information to the population and thus achieving greater community involvement in the fight against pediculosis were seen as very positive.