title: Chemotherapeutic trial to control enterobiasis in schoolchildren.
abstract: To assess several chemotherapeutic schemes for control of enterobiasis, 738 children in five primary schools in Chunchon, Korea, were studied from May 1994 to June 1995. They were divided into 6 groups by the schemes: treatment of once or twice a year; treatment of positive cases or of whole class students; treatment with or without family members. The overall egg positive rate before intervention was 17.5% out of 789 children. Treating all individuals in a class together with family members of positive cases brought better control efficacy than other schemes (p = 0.000). However, when egg positive rate is less than 30%, treating only egg positive cases also can reduce egg positive rate. The confounding factors for the enterobiasis control in primary schoolchildren were new-comer to a class and familial infection.
authors.affiliation: Kangwon-do Branch, Korea Association of Health, Chunchon, Korea.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole