Effect of households' social networks on lice infestation among vulnerable mexican children: A qualitative comparative analysis

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 413-418

  Ortega Marín, Lydia ^a   Má rquez Serrano, Margarita ^b   Lara Ló pez, Luz M ^b   Moncada, Ligia I ^c   Idrovo, Alvaro J ^d,e  

^a Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d Vilano Group   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Lice infestation; Mexico; Neglected diseases; Poverty; School children; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; SHAMPOO;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; MALE; MEXICO; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

LICE INFESTATION; MEXICO; NEGLECTED DISEASES; POVERTY; SCHOOL CHILDREN; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84885087064     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt041     Document Type: Article

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