Korean J Parasitol.  2005 Jun;43(2):61-64. 10.3347/kjp.2005.43.2.61.

Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia spp. by cellophane tape method in primary school children in Sivas, Turkey

• Celiksoz A
• Acioz M
• Degerli S
• Alim A
• Aygan C

• KMID: 662804
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2005.43.2.61

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to find out the number of students with enterobiasis and/or taeniasis in primary schools of Sivas. Among the 2, 029 students in 6 primary schools, 316 (15.6%) were positive to Enterobius vermicularis eggs and 32 (1.6%) were positive to Taenia spp. eggs by the cellophane tape method. The egg positive rates of E. vermicularis and Taenia spp. ranged from 9.4% to 27.2% and from 0.8% to 2.6% respectively among six schools. The egg positive rate of E. vermicularis was found to be significantly different among these schools (chi2 = 31.96, P < 0.05), whereas there was no significant difference between the schools for Taenia spp. (chi2 = 4.37; P > 0.05). The rate (18.7%) of E. vermicularis in the urban slum regions was higher than the rate (11.5%) in the urban central regions (chi2 = 19.20; P < 0.05). Above results demonstrate that the egg positive rate of E. vermicularis and Taenia spp. was still prevalent among primary school children.

Keyword

Enterobius vermicularis; Taenia spp.; children; egg positive rate

MeSH Terms

Animals
Cellophane
Child
Enterobiasis/diagnosis/*epidemiology
Enterobius/*isolation & purification
Humans
Parasite Egg Count/methods
Taenia/*isolation & purification
Taeniasis/diagnosis/*epidemiology
Turkey/epidemiology
Urban Population