title: Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis of primary school children in Geoje island.
abstract: The status of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) egg positive rate of primary school children in Geoje island was investigated by using adhesive cellotape anal swap method, in September, 2002. Total egg positive rates of E. vermicularis were 9.8% (74/754) and those of male and female were 10.8% and 8.7%, respectively. Among three schools examined, Myeongsa primary school showed the highest egg positive rate (12.6%) followed by Yeoncho [9.8% (26/266)] and Geoje [9.1% (35/385)]. As for the age groups, the 2nd grade had the highest egg positive rate (15.3%), whereas the 5th grade showed the lowest egg positive rate (2.6%). The above result led us to confirm that the egg positive rates of E. vermicularis in primary school children in Geoje island were not significantly different from the those in the whole country including urban and rural areas, showing more than 10%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Kosin medical college, Busan 602-703, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Jin
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bo Young
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Kee
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Young Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kun Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hae Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Mee Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013334:Students