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Table 3 Occupation and education level of parents of studied pupils for head lice infestation

From: Impact of a health educational interventional program on reducing the head lice infestation among pupils in an elementary school of a sub-tropical region: a quasi-experimental study

  

Non-infested (%)

Infested (%)

Total (%)

P-value

Father’s education

Less than high school diploma

26 (50%)

15 (30%)

41 (40.2%)

0.04

High school diploma

19 (36.5%)

19 (38%)

38 (37.3%)

University degree

7 (13.5%)

16 (32%)

23 (22.5%)

Total

52

50

102

Mother’s education

Less than high school diploma

17 (32.7%)

12 (24%)

29 (28.4%)

0.5

High school diploma

28 (53.8%)

28 (56%)

56 (54.9%)

University degree

7 (13.5%)

10 (20%)

17 (16.75)

Total

52

50

102

Father’s occupation

Self-employed

40 (76.9%)

37 (74%)

77 (75.5%)

0.93

Retired/Unemployed

3 (5.8%)

3 (6%)

6 (5.9%)

Employee

9 (17.3%)

10 (20%)

19 (18.6)

Total

52

50

102

Mother’s occupation

Self-employed

1 (1.9%)

4 (3.08%)

5 (4.9%)

0.44

Housewife

46 (88.5%)

41 (82%)

87 (85.3%)

Employee

5 (9.6%)

5 (10%)

10 (9.8%)

Total

52

50

102