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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.183

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)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.49, no.2, 2011 , pp. 183-185 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Enterobius vermicularis; prevalence; preschool children;
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