title: Enterobiasis among preschool children: a study from Kayseri, Turkey.
abstract: The infection rate of Enterobius vermicularis was investigated in 1,070 preschool children aged 5-7 years in Kayseri, Turkey by cellotape anal swab from May-September 2005. The children's parents were asked to complete questionnaires inquiring into the potential risk factors involved. The overall egg positive rate for E. vermicularis was 5.1%. The infection rate among boys and girls was similar. The association between family size, household income/month, education level of the parents, employment status of the mother and enterobiasis were found to be significant.
authors.affiliation: Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. martan@erciyes.edu.tr
authors.forename: Oguzkaya Artan
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Muge
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baykan
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Artan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology