Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.247
- Author:
Seokha KANG
1
;
Hyeong Kyu JEON
;
Keeseon S EOM
;
Joong Ki PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. jkpyou@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Enterobius vermicularis;
egg positive rate;
preschool children;
prevalence;
Cheongju
- MeSH:
Parasite Egg Count;
Male;
Korea/epidemiology;
Humans;
Female;
Enterobius/*growth & development;
Enterobiasis/*epidemiology/parasitology;
Child, Preschool;
Child;
Animals
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2006;44(3):247-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In an attempt to determine the prevalence of pinworm infection, the egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis was examined using the adhesive cello-tape anal swab method in 1,512 preschool children sampled from a total of 20 kindergartens in Cheongju city, in November to December of 2004 (951 children from 13 kindergartens) and September to October of 2005 (561 from 7 kindergartens). The overall egg positive rate was found to be 7.9% (119/1,512); 9.3% (73/784) for boys and 6.3% (46/728) for girls, respectively. The 5-year age group evidenced the highest egg positive rate (10.9%, 47/430) among the examined age groups. As compared to those reported from previous works (ranged from 9.2 to 26.1%), the prevalence of E. vermicularis in the Cheongju city area is relatively low.
