Study of Distribution of Head Lice Pedicalus humanus Among The Students of Many Primary School in Kirkuk Province Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer ( Anoplura : Pediculidae )

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AbstractThe present study included the testing of 822 students from both genders male and female from 15 primaryschools in different regions and districts in economic and social level in Kirkuk province for monitoring andsearching about head lice for period from December 2012 till April 2013 .The present study revealed that the total infection rate of 24.08% in general schools of this study, and 187 girlswere suffered from head lice with rate of 31.53% from total girls of 593 girl and 11 boys suffered from thisinfection with rate of 4.80 from total males of 229 student .The status of suffering was appeared in all ages and the higher rate was between (8 – 9) years with rate of12.14% for females and 2.18% for males , then the age between (10 – 12) years with rate of 10.79% for femaleand 30.56% for males , as the rate of infection was 8.60% for female and 0.87 for males , and the rate ofinfection was 18.38% in girls , and 3.05% for boys from illiterate mother , as the rate of infection was 13.15% ingirls , and 1.74 for boys from educated mothers and registered higher rate of infection at girls of families that it'smembers is between (5 member above) as 26.64% for girls and 3.49% for boys , on the other side the rate ofstudent girls of families that it's member less than 5 member was 4.89% and 1.31% for boys .The higher rate of infection was registered among the long hair girl students with 16.35% and 3.39% for boystudents , as the rate of short hair girl students was 15.17% and 0.87% for boys .The higher rate of suffering in straight hair girls was 25.63% and 3.05% for boys, and less rate in curly hair girlsof 5.90% and 1.74% for boys and appeared that the higher rate of suffering in thick hair girls was 21.24% and3.49% for boys , as the less rate of suffering of thin hair girls was 10.28% and 1.31% for boys .The study revealed and appeared the activity of using natural oil such as (garlic oil , almond oil , coconut oil ) ingetting rid of infection with head lice particularly at mixing more than one oil together