The Role of Parental and Institutional Approaches in the Persistence of Pediculosis Capitis in Early Childhood Education Settings: A General Survey
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Pediculosis in the Preschool | n | Number of Children in the Facility | Z | p | ||||
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M | SD | Me | Min. | Max. | ||||
Presence | 488 | 147.0 | 71.5 | 128.0 | 5 | 375 | 7.41 | <0.0001 |
Absence | 73 | 88.6 | 34.2 | 90.0 | 18 | 150 |
Location of the Preschool in a Town/City | n | % | Pediculosis in the Preschool | χ2 | df | p | |||
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Presence | Absence | ||||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||||
<10,000 * | 83 | 14.8 | 63 | 12.9 | 20 | 27.4 | 49.44 | 4 | <0.0001 |
10–50,000 | 83 | 14.8 | 57 | 11.7 | 26 | 35.6 | |||
50–100,000 | 60 | 10.7 | 54 | 11.1 | 6 | 8.2 | |||
100–500,000 | 288 | 51.3 | 267 | 54.7 | 21 | 28.8 | |||
>500,000 | 47 | 8.4 | 47 | 9.6 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Total | 561 | 100.0 | 488 | 100.0 | 73 | 100.0 |
Do All Parents Give Consent for Inspection of Their Child’s Head? | n | % | Pediculosis in the Preschool | χ2 | df | p | |||
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Presence | Absence | ||||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||||
Yes | 416 | 74.2 | 348 | 71.3 | 68 | 93.2 | 15.80 | 1 | <0.0001 |
No | 145 | 25.8 | 140 | 28.7 | 5 | 6.8 | |||
Total | 561 | 100.0 | 488 | 100.0 | 73 | 100.0 |
Frequency of Information Campaigns | Town/City | p | |||||||||
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<10,000 * n = 55 | 10–50,000 n = 62 | 50–100,000 n = 50 | 100–500,000 n = 179 | >500,000 n = 42 | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
1 × school year | 25 | 45.5 | 27 | 43.5 | 14 | 28.0 | 52 | 29.1 | 22 | 52.4 | 0.0084 |
1 × semester | 5 | 9.1 | 7 | 11.3 | 11 | 22.0 | 53 | 29.6 | 6 | 14.3 | 0.0017 |
as needed* | 42 | 76.4 | 38 | 61.3 | 37 | 74.0 | 108 | 60.3 | 37 | 88.1 | 0.0026 |
Do Parents Inform Preschool Staff About Pediculosis in Their Children? | Do You Find Pediculosis a Shaming Issue? | χ2 | df | p | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||
Yes | 116 | 36.3 | 121 | 50.2 | 11.23 | 2 | 0.0037 |
Yes, but only some parents/sporadically | 163 | 50.9 | 93 | 38.6 | |||
No | 41 | 12.8 | 27 | 11.2 | |||
Total | 320 | 100.0 | 241 | 100.0 |
Town/City | Do Parents Inform Preschool Staff About Pediculosis in Their Children? | χ2 | df | p | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | Yes, but Only Some Parents/Sporadically | No | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
<10,000 * | 40 | 16.9 | 29 | 11.3 | 14 | 20.6 | 42.35 | 8 | <0.0001 |
10–50,000 | 24 | 10.1 | 41 | 16.0 | 18 | 26.5 | |||
50–100,000 | 14 | 5.9 | 43 | 16.8 | 3 | 4.4 | |||
100–500,000 | 139 | 58.6 | 116 | 45.3 | 33 | 48.5 | |||
>500,000 | 20 | 8.4 | 27 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Total | 237 | 100.0 | 256 | 100.0 | 68 | 100.0 |
Town/City | Can the Preschool Be Supported by Other Institutions in the Fight Against Pediculosis? | χ2 | df | p | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||
<10,000 * | 33 | 13.2 | 50 | 16.1 | 23.77 | 4 | <0.0001 |
10–50,000 | 45 | 18.0 | 38 | 12.2 | |||
50–100,000 | 36 | 14.4 | 24 | 7.7 | |||
100–500,000 | 106 | 42.4 | 182 | 58.5 | |||
>500,000 | 30 | 12.0 | 17 | 5.5 | |||
Total | 250 | 100.0 | 311 | 100.0 |
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Kotus, M.; Sędzikowska, A.; Kulisz, J.; Zając, Z.; Borzęcka-Sapko, A.; Woźniak, A.; Tytuła, A.; Bartosik, K. The Role of Parental and Institutional Approaches in the Persistence of Pediculosis Capitis in Early Childhood Education Settings: A General Survey. Insects 2025, 16, 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16030308
Kotus M, Sędzikowska A, Kulisz J, Zając Z, Borzęcka-Sapko A, Woźniak A, Tytuła A, Bartosik K. The Role of Parental and Institutional Approaches in the Persistence of Pediculosis Capitis in Early Childhood Education Settings: A General Survey. Insects. 2025; 16(3):308. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16030308
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