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INTRODUCCIÓN: la automedicación y el uso de diversos productos como pediculicidas parece ser frecuente entre los convivientes para tratar de eliminar los piojos de la cabeza en los escolares. OBJETIVO: analizar el uso deliberado, por los convivientes con educandos de primaria, de diversos productos para controlar la pediculosis capitis en los niños. MÉTODOS: se realizó una encuesta por cuestionario e intercambio de opiniones con 896 convivientes con niños entre 5 y 10 años, que estudiaban en 19 escuelas urbanas y semiurbanas de primera enseñanza, de las provincias de las zonas occidental, central y oriental de Cuba, sobre los productos utilizados para controlar o eliminar los piojos de la cabeza. RESULTADOS: la población encuestada cita más de 40 productos. Entre las sustancias más reportadas se encuentra el alcohol, el DDT y el lindano, que fueron anteriormente rechazados por su toxicidad e ineficacia. Se reportan en uso productos empleados en la agricultura, la salud pública y la medicina veterinaria para el control de plagas; entre ellos, temephos, esteladón, malathion, parathión, baytex; también derivados del petróleo como el líquido de freno, keroseno y la gasolina. CONCLUSIÓN: en el trabajo se refieren numerosas sustancias tóxicas utilizadas en la terapóutica para el control de Pediculus capitis en niños, cuyo riesgo supera los beneficios esperados. Resulta bajo el porcentaje de personas que utilizan la extracción manual como único tratamiento, no obstante ser el método menos dañino y más eficaz (AU)
INTRODUCTION: self-medication and use of several products as peliculicides seem to be common procedures for those persons living with schoolchildren, in order to eliminate head lice. OBJECTIVE: to analyze the deliberate use of several products by the people living with elementary school children, so as to control their pediculosis capitis. METHODS: a questionnaire- and exchange of opinion-based survey on the products used to control or eliminate head lice was administered to 896 people who lived with children aged 5 to 10 years. These children studied in 19 elementary schools in urban and suburban areas located in the western, central and eastern provinces of Cuba. RESULTS: the surveyed population mentioned more than 40 products. Among the most reported substances were alcohol, DDT and lindano which were previously rejected owing to their toxicity and ineffectiveness. There were also reports on products from agricultural, public health and veterinary medicine, including those devoted to plague control such as temephos, steladon, malathion, parathion, baytex; also oil derivatives like brake fluid, kerosene and gasoline. CONCLUSIONS: the paper mentioned a number of toxic substances used in treating Pediculus capitis in children, the risks of which outweighted the expected benefits. The percentage of persons who manually remove lice from the head as the only treatment is low; however, this is the less harmful and more effective method (AU)
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Infestações por Piolhos/terapia , Infestações por Piolhos/prevenção & controle , Infestações por Piolhos/transmissão , Pediculus , Inseticidas/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: la automedicación y el uso de diversos productos como pediculicidas parece ser frecuente entre los convivientes para tratar de eliminar los piojos de la cabeza en los escolares. OBJETIVO: analizar el uso deliberado, por los convivientes con educandos de primaria, de diversos productos para controlar la pediculosis capitis en los niños. MÉTODOS: se realizó una encuesta por cuestionario e intercambio de opiniones con 896 convivientes con niños entre 5 y 10 años, que estudiaban en 19 escuelas urbanas y semiurbanas de primera enseñanza, de las provincias de las zonas occidental, central y oriental de Cuba, sobre los productos utilizados para controlar o eliminar los piojos de la cabeza. RESULTADOS: la población encuestada cita más de 40 productos. Entre las sustancias más reportadas se encuentra el alcohol, el DDT y el lindano, que fueron anteriormente rechazados por su toxicidad e ineficacia. Se reportan en uso productos empleados en la agricultura, la salud pública y la medicina veterinaria para el control de plagas; entre ellos, temephos, esteladón, malathion, parathión, baytex; también derivados del petróleo como el líquido de freno, keroseno y la gasolina. CONCLUSIÓN: en el trabajo se refieren numerosas sustancias tóxicas utilizadas en la terapóutica para el control de Pediculus capitis en niños, cuyo riesgo supera los beneficios esperados. Resulta bajo el porcentaje de personas que utilizan la extracción manual como único tratamiento, no obstante ser el método menos dañino y más eficaz (AU)
INTRODUCTION: self-medication and use of several products as peliculicides seem to be common procedures for those persons living with schoolchildren, in order to eliminate head lice. OBJECTIVE: to analyze the deliberate use of several products by the people living with elementary school children, so as to control their pediculosis capitis. METHODS: a questionnaire- and exchange of opinion-based survey on the products used to control or eliminate head lice was administered to 896 people who lived with children aged 5 to 10 years. These children studied in 19 elementary schools in urban and suburban areas located in the western, central and eastern provinces of Cuba. RESULTS: the surveyed population mentioned more than 40 products. Among the most reported substances were alcohol, DDT and lindano which were previously rejected owing to their toxicity and ineffectiveness. There were also reports on products from agricultural, public health and veterinary medicine, including those devoted to plague control such as temephos, steladon, malathion, parathion, baytex; also oil derivatives like brake fluid, kerosene and gasoline. CONCLUSIONS: the paper mentioned a number of toxic substances used in treating Pediculus capitis in children, the risks of which outweighted the expected benefits. The percentage of persons who manually remove lice from the head as the only treatment is low; however, this is the less harmful and more effective method (AU)
RESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: la automedicación y el uso de diversos productos como pediculicidas parece ser frecuente entre los convivientes para tratar de eliminar los piojos de la cabeza en los escolares. OBJETIVO: analizar el uso deliberado, por los convivientes con educandos de primaria, de diversos productos para controlar la pediculosis capitis en los niños. MÉTODOS: se realizó una encuesta por cuestionario e intercambio de opiniones con 896 convivientes con niños entre 5 y 10 años, que estudiaban en 19 escuelas urbanas y semiurbanas de primera enseñanza, de las provincias de las zonas occidental, central y oriental de Cuba, sobre los productos utilizados para controlar o eliminar los piojos de la cabeza. RESULTADOS: la población encuestada cita más de 40 productos. Entre las sustancias más reportadas se encuentra el alcohol, el DDT y el lindano, que fueron anteriormente rechazados por su toxicidad e ineficacia. Se reportan en uso productos empleados en la agricultura, la salud pública y la medicina veterinaria para el control de plagas; entre ellos, temephos, esteladón, malathion, parathión, baytex; también derivados del petróleo como el líquido de freno, keroseno y la gasolina. CONCLUSIÓN: en el trabajo se refieren numerosas sustancias tóxicas utilizadas en la terapéutica para el control de Pediculus capitis en niños, cuyo riesgo supera los beneficios esperados. Resulta bajo el porcentaje de personas que utilizan la extracción manual como único tratamiento, no obstante ser el método menos dañino y más eficaz.
INTRODUCTION: self-medication and use of several products as peliculicides seem to be common procedures for those persons living with schoolchildren, in order to eliminate head lice. OBJECTIVE: to analyze the deliberate use of several products by the people living with elementary school children, so as to control their pediculosis capitis. METHODS: a questionnaire- and exchange of opinion-based survey on the products used to control or eliminate head lice was administered to 896 people who lived with children aged 5 to 10 years. These children studied in 19 elementary schools in urban and suburban areas located in the western, central and eastern provinces of Cuba. RESULTS: the surveyed population mentioned more than 40 products. Among the most reported substances were alcohol, DDT and lindano which were previously rejected owing to their toxicity and ineffectiveness. There were also reports on products from agricultural, public health and veterinary medicine, including those devoted to plague control such as temephos, steladon, malathion, parathion, baytex; also oil derivatives like brake fluid, kerosene and gasoline. CONCLUSIONS: the paper mentioned a number of toxic substances used in treating Pediculus capitis in children, the risks of which outweighted the expected benefits. The percentage of persons who manually remove lice from the head as the only treatment is low; however, this is the less harmful and more effective method.
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Animais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Infestações por Piolhos/tratamento farmacológico , Pediculus , Dermatoses do Couro Cabeludo/tratamento farmacológico , Docentes , Pais , Instituições Acadêmicas , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: self-medication and use of several products as peliculicides seem to be common procedures for those persons living with schoolchildren, in order to eliminate head lice. OBJECTIVE: to analyze the deliberate use of several products by the people living with elementary school children, so as to control their pediculosis capitis. METHODS: a questionnaire- and exchange of opinion-based survey on the products used to control or eliminate head lice was administered to 896 people who lived with children aged 5 to 10 years. These children studied in 19 elementary schools in urban and suburban areas located in the western, central and eastern provinces of Cuba. RESULTS: the surveyed population mentioned more than 40 products. Among the most reported substances were alcohol, DDT and lindano which were previously rejected owing to their toxicity and ineffectiveness. There were also reports on products from agricultural, public health and veterinary medicine, including those devoted to plague control such as temephos, steladon, malathion, parathion, baytex; also oil derivatives like brake fluid, kerosene and gasoline. CONCLUSIONS: the paper mentioned a number of toxic substances used in treating Pediculus capitis in children, the risks of which outweighted the expected benefits. The percentage of persons who manually remove lice from the head as the only treatment is low; however, this is the less harmful and more effective method.