Korean J Parasitol.  2006 Sep;44(3):247-249. 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.247.

Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea

• Kang S
• Jeon HK
• Eom KS
• Park JK

• KMID: 1720525
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.247

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.

Keyword

Enterobius vermicularis; egg positive rate; preschool children; prevalence; Cheongju

MeSH Terms

Parasite Egg Count
Male
Korea/epidemiology
Humans
Female
Enterobius/*growth & development
Enterobiasis/*epidemiology/parasitology
Child, Preschool
Child
Animals