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- Title
Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis among Preschool Children in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea.
- Authors
Sang-Eun Lee; Jin-Hee Lee; Jung-Won Ju; Won-Ja Lee; Shin-Hyeong Cho
- Abstract
The present study was performed to determine the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Gimhae-si, Korea. A total of 6,921 preschool children in 76 kindergartens were examined using the cellotape perianal swab method. The overall egg positive rate (EPR) was 10.5%. The EPR in boys was higher than that in girls (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.5, P<0.001), and it was higher in rural than in urban children (AOR: 1.2, P = 0.022). The present study confirmed that the prevalence of E. vermicularis infection is fairly high among preschool children in Gimhae-si. Therefore, systematic control and preventive measures should be adopted to reduce morbidity associated with this nematode infection.
- Subjects
KOREA; DISEASES; PRESCHOOL children; DISEASE prevalence; OXYURIASIS; KINDERGARTEN facilities; SURGICAL swabs; CITY children; NEMATODE infections; PREVENTION
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2011, Vol 49, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.183