Table 2 Head lice treatment results with 1% permethrin and 4% dimeticone lotion in intervention and control group
Efficacy of treatment | 1% permethrin shampoo | 4% dimeticone lotion | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 day (n = 142) | 14 day (n = 83) | 30 day (n = 46) | 7 day (n = 158) | 14 day (n = 116) | 30 day (n = 86) | |||||||
Intervention n = 50 | Control n = 92 | Intervention n = 14 | Control n = 69 | Intervention n = 8 | Control n = 38 | Intervention n = 50 | Control n = 108 | Intervention n = 34 | Control n = 82 | Intervention n = 21 | Control n = 65 | |
Cured | 36(72.0) | 23(25) | 6(42.9) | 31(44.9) | 4(50) | 13(34.2) | 16(32.0) | 26(24.1) | 13(38.2) | 17(20.7) | 15(71.4) | 9(8.3) |
Failure | 14(28.0) | 69(75.0) | 8(57.1) | 38(55.1) | 4(50) | 25(65.8) | 34(68.0) | 82(75.9) | 21(61.8) | 65(79.3) | 6(28.6) | 56(86.2) |