Negligible Egg Positive Rate of Enterobius vermicularis and No Detection of Head Lice among Orphanage Children in Busan and Ulsan, Korea (2014).
To determine whether pinworm infections and head lice infestations spread among children in orphanages, 117 children from 4 orphanages in Busan-si and Ulsan-si, Korea, were examined for enterobiasis and head lice infestation between January and February 2014. The overall rate of Enterobius vermicularis egg positivity was 0.85%, whereas none of the children had head lice infestations. The rate of pinworm infection was much lower among the orphanage children compared to the rates observed in previous studies among kindergarten and primary school students. Moreover, the risk factors for enterobiasis were less frequent among these subjects than previously reported. The personal hygiene and health of the orphanage children were supervised by a regular, employed nurse through a health education program. In conclusion, pinworm infection was efficiently controlled among the children in orphanages, and this might be related to good personal hygiene practices in Korea.
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Dong-Hee
DH
Kim
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Hyun-Mi
HM
Son
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Sang Hwa
SH
Lee
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.|Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Mi Kyung
MK
Park
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.|Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Shin Ae
SA
Kang
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.|Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Sang Kyun
SK
Park
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.|Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Jun-Ho
JH
Choi
Department of Nursing, Dongseo University, Busan 617-716, Korea.
Jung Ha
JH
Park
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.|Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea.
Hak-Sun
HS
Yu
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D019372:Orphanages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010374:Pediculus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology
Busan; Enterobiasis; Ulsan; head louse; orphanage; risk factor