Enterobius vermicularis infection in schoolchildren: a large-scale survey 6 years after a population-based control

Pinworm infection remains prevalent in children in many parts of the world. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of this infection in schoolchildren in Taiwan after the termination of the 15-year population-based control project in 2001. Our results showed that 2·4% of 118 190 childre...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2010-01, Vol.138 (1), p.28-36
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Age Distribution
Bathing
Biological and medical sciences
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Children
Children & youth
Diseases caused by nematodes
Education
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Enterobiasis
Enterobiasis - epidemiology
Enterobius vermicularis
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description Pinworm infection remains prevalent in children in many parts of the world. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of this infection in schoolchildren in Taiwan after the termination of the 15-year population-based control project in 2001. Our results showed that 2·4% of 118 190 children in 385 primary schools were found to have enterobiasis by two-consecutive-day adhesive cellophane perianal swabs. The prevalences were significantly different in the 25 counties/cities surveyed (0·6–6·6%). A significantly higher prevalence was found in boys (2·6%) than in girls (2·2%) and the prevalence decreased by grade from 3·8% in grade 1 to 1·0% in grade 6. In the primary schools, 9·1% had positive rates ⩾10%. In addition, pinworm infection was found to be significantly associated with the socioeconomic status, personal hygiene and sanitary conditions of the children. The results indicate that the overall prevalence of enterobiasis remains at a low level after the control programme was transferred to the local governments.
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Bathing
Biological and medical sciences
Chemotherapy
Child
Children
Children & youth
Diseases caused by nematodes
Education
Elementary schools
Enterobiasis
Enterobiasis - epidemiology
Enterobius vermicularis
Families & family life
Female
Hands
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Parents
Parents & parenting
Population
Population Surveillance - methods
Prevalence
Questionnaires
School age children
schoolchildren
Sex Distribution
Social Class
Surveillance and Surveys
Taiwan
Taiwan - epidemiology
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