A Prevalence Study Of Pediculus Humanus Capitis Infestation Among Children In A Slum Area Of Pune.
A cross â€" sectional study among 512 children in age group 0-15 years was lagoon (snes carried out in an urban slum of Pune during Aug.84 to Feb.85.The prevalence rate of Pediculus humanus capitis among the study population was found to be 35.15 percent.The prevalence was found to increase with age.Girls were affected more than