Skripsi

The Effectiveness of Gamma Benzene Hexachloride in Treating Pediculosis Capitis Among Female Students in Pesantren X, Jakarta. = Efektivitas Gamma Benzene Heksaklorida dalam Pengobatan Pedikulosis Kapitis Santriwati sebuah Pesantren di Jakarta Timur .

Pediculosis capitis is a parasitic disease that is common in people living within a community, for instance people living dormitory. The most effective therapy for pediculosis is pediculocides known as gamma benzene hexachloride (GBH). However, resistance of pediculus humanus capitis towards GBH has been reported. This study aims to find out the effectiveness Gamma Benzene Hexachloride in controlling P.h.capitis among female students on Pesantren in Jakarta. The research uses the design of pre and post study and data collection was performed on March 2014 in Pesantren X with a method of total sampling. The diagnosis is established if parasites were found in the subject’s head, includfing eggs, larva, nymph and adult parasites. Female students with positive diagnosis was given GBH lotion throughout the hair and left for 10 hours. Data was processed with SPSS and tested with Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test. Results shows that the prevalence of pediculosis based on nits and parasite is 100%; 25.6% were severely infected with nits and 7% were severely infected with lice of P.h. capitis. After the treatment with Gamma Benzene Hexachloride, the severe infestation of nits has decreased to 4.5%, and severe infestation of lice has decreased to 0%. The cure rate for mild lice infestation is 91.7%, while only 42.2% for mild nits infestation. The severity of pediculosis (nits and lice) infestation before and after the treatment is significantly different (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test shows p