Prevalence of infections with soil-borne intestinal nematodes amongst kindergarten children in Hangzhou
- VernacularTitle:杭州市不同等级幼儿园儿童土源线虫感染状况
- Author:
Huan YE
;
Li-Hui ZHANG
;
Ren ZHANG
;
Jun YANG
;
Hang-Lin MA
;
Li-Na TONG
;
Qing-Long FENG
;
Qing-Hua DU
;
Xiao-Jun YE
;
Yingyan CAI
;
Yinfang ZHU
;
Qilong ZHANG
;
Zhenxing YANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nematodes infections;
Epidemiology;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the prevalence of common infections with soil-borne intestinal nematodes amongst kindergarten children aged 3 to 6 years in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province to provide evidence for determination of the priority of disease prevention and control.Methods Totally,1667 preschool children were selected from 14 kindergartens of Classes A,B and C in east,middle and west Hangzhou.Perianal skin Scotch Tape(a short strip of sealing cellophane pressure-sensitive tape)specimens were collected for detection of eggs of Enterobius vermicularis,and stool specimens for eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides,Ancylostoma duodenale and Trichuris trichiura by Kato-Katz method and saturated brine floatation,as well as questionnaire interview,for all the children.Results Two hundred and sixteen of 1667 children examined were found infected with common soil-borne intestinal nematodes,with an overall prevalence of 12.96%,4.44% for Enterobius vermicularis,8.28% for Ascaris lumbricoides,0.54% for Trichuris trichiura and 0.24% for Ancylostoma duodenale.Prevalence of infection of common intestinal nematodes was 7.31% in children of the Class A kindergartens,12.60% of Class B,and 21.47% of Class C,with statistically significant difference(?~2 = 49.95,P
