title: Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seokha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Hyeong Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Keeseon S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: Joong-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count