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Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis among Preschool Children in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

  • Lee, Sang-Eun (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Hee (Division of AIDS, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Ju, Jung-Won (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Lee, Won-Ja (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Cho, Shin-Hyeong (Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Received : 2010.12.02
  • Accepted : 2011.03.05
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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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.

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