Table 1 Prevalence of head lice1 among Pakistan urban and rural women, aged 12 years and older, by socio-demographic characteristics; National Health Survey of Pakistan (1990 - 94) Sindh, Balochistan, and NWFP Provinces.
| Â | Urban | Rural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mild | Severe | Mild | Severe |
| Â | Percent (SE) | |||
Variables | ||||
| Â | (n = 1015) | (n = 1591) | ||
Province | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sindh | 5.0(1.8) | 0.2(0.2) | 10.1(4.2) | 0.6(0.4) |
NWFP | 4.8(1.6) | 2.1(2.0) | 6.6(1.2) | 1.0(0.6) |
Balochistan | 4.5(3.6) | 1.3(1.3) | 1.8(0.5) | 1.9(0.7) |
Age categories | Â | Â | Â | Â |
12 -- 15 yrs | 9.4(4.0) | 0.9(0.9) ** | 14.5(3.4) | 2.8(1.4) ** |
16 - 29 yrs | 6.0(1.7) | 0.3(0.2) | 5.4(1.2) | 0.8(0.4) |
30 -- 44 yrs | 3.0(1.3) | 0.7(0.5) | 6.6(2.2) | 1.0(0.5) |
≥45 yrs | 2.4(1.3) | 0.2(0.2) | 7.3(2.6) | 0.3(0.2) |
| Â | (n = 979) | (n = 1476) | ||
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 6.2(2.4) | 0.4(0.4) | 12.7(2.9) | 2.1(0.9) * |
Married | 4.2(1.8) | 0.6(0.4) | 6.2(1.5) | 0.7(0.3) |
Widow/sep/div | 4.3(3.2) | 0.2(0.2) | 7.5(4.8) | 0.7(0.5) |
| Â | (n = 967) | (n = 1461) | ||
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 4.9(1.9) | 0.7(0.5) ± | 7.6(2.0) | 1.1(0.4) ± |
Less than matric | 5.9(2.4) | 0.2(0.2) | 11.4(4.2) | - |
Matric and above | 3.9(1.1) | - | 6.3(5.9) | - |
| Â | (n = 975) | (n = 1518) | ||
Ownership of Durable goods | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None to 1 | 17.9(7.7) | 1.5(1.5)* | 9.5(2.8) | 1.2(0.4)* |
2 - 3 | 4.7(2.4) | 0.7(0.5) | 8.4(2.0) | 0.7(0.6) |
4 or more | 3.8(1.5) | 0.1(0.1) | 4.0(0.8) | 1.1(0.6) |
| Â | (n = 987) | (n = 1572) | ||
Crowding (# of persons per room) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<3.5 | 3.3(0.9) | 0.5(0.3) | 6.3(1.7) | 0.7(0.3) |
≥3.5 | 6.6(2.6) | 0.5(0.5) | 8.4(2.0) | 1.3(0.4) |