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    Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students

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    Anderson, Alice L.; Chaney, Beth H.
    Abstract
    Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) maintain a worldwide parasitic population infesting two to over 10 percent of human populations, continuing a presence that has been constant since early evidence 10,000 years ago. Outbreaks in the 1970s have been recorded, but incomplete records preclude description of a definitive population cycle. Current levels of infestation in a US college student population were investigated in this study. Knowledge and opinions of students were also recorded in an online survey administered to college students taking a basic health course at a mid-sized East Coast University. In a group of 817 students, 35 reported experience with pubic lice or other STD infection. Knowledge, beliefs, and treatment attitudes were examined for the 782 students who did not have experience with either pubic lice or STD infection. These students deemed antibiotics as a viable treatment for pubic lice infestation. They also indicated negative attitudes toward the use of pesticide crèmes, which are the most useful prescription. Symptoms and transmission myths in student answers are described. Publisher's version available at: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/2/
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2991
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     Pthirus pubis; Pubic lice; College students; Surveys 
    Date
    2009-02
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    Anderson, Alice L., & Chaney, Beth H.. (February 2009). Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students. , (. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2991

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    Anderson, Alice L., and Chaney, Beth H.. "Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students". . . (.), February 2009. December 10, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2991.
    Chicago:
    Anderson, Alice L. and Chaney, Beth H., "Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students,"  , no. (February 2009), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2991 (accessed December 10, 2019).
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    Anderson, Alice L., Chaney, Beth H.. Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students. . February 2009; () . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/2991. Accessed December 10, 2019.
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