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Healthcare providers and strategists must analyze this illness across several groups if they are to create sensible plans and services for its decrease. The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of head lice in Iranian endemic regions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective cross\u2010sectional study, all patients referred to healthcare centers affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from 2016 to 2021 who were diagnosed with head lice were included. Those confirmed with head lice were isolated and examined by a physician of the healthcare center. Patient information, including city, diagnosis date, type of disease, age, sex, nationality, and urban or rural status, was recorded. 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