[Questionnaire survey of different groups of the population for pediculosis].

A sociological study of the level of hygienic knowledge in different groups of the population (pupils of general educational schools, students of secondary specialized and higher educational establishments, teachers of general educational schools, parents of the pupils of these schools, employees, workers, and unemployed adults), performed, by using the questionnaires for individual survey has revealed the inadequate awareness of the medical significance of lice, the conditions for the appearance and maintenance of pediculosis, the basic rules of the prevention and treatment ofpediculosis among young persons and the fair level of adults' knowledge on the above problems, which should be used in organizing and doing sanitary educational work among different groups of the population in order to enhance its effectiveness.