| prevalence of scabies and head lice among children in a welfare home in pulau pinang, malaysia. | this is a survey of 120 children for scabies and head lice infestations in a welfare home in pulau pinang. children from this welfare home (rumah kanak-kanak taman bakti, kepala batas, pulau pinang) were randomly selected. majority of them were malays (72.5%) and the rest were indians. the infestation rates were highest in the 10-12 years age group with 46% and 70% for scabies and head lice respectively. head lice was more commonly seen in girls (65%) than boys (29%). scabies was more commonly s ... | 2010 | 21399584 |