Cogitare Enfermagem (Sep 2015)

SOCIO-BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS AND THE VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO PEDICULOSIS

  • Fernanda Gomes de Magalhães Soares Pinheiro,
  • Rubens Riscala Madi,
  • Andreia Centenaro Vaez,
  • Jesana Batista Pereira,
  • Cláudia Moura de Melo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.39960
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 503 – 510

Abstract

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Schools have a high rate of head lice infestations. The aim of this study was to characterize the socio-behavioral determinants and the vulnerability of early childhood education students to infestations by Pediculus humanus capitis in the city of Aracaju, Sergipe state. The exploratory field study was conducted from June to August 2014, in the micro region of the Augusto Franco neighborhood, in the family domain (households) and school (Municipal Early Childhood Education Center). Data analysis used descriptive statistics, Pearson’s Chi-square test and Odds Ratio. Approximately 64% (30/47) of respondents receive up to 1 minimum wage and have their own residence, the number of children was between 2 and 3 per interviewee. 30% had lice, of these, 40% were treated with medication and 13.3% used manual removal. Issues such as lice infestation should be considered in the context of the situation with dialogue and a participatory methodology in the family and school context.

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