- 울산 지역 유치원 어린이의 요충 충란 양성 실태와 관련 요인 분석
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- 김동희,유학선,손현미,강인순,안혜경,Kim. Dong-Hee,Yu. Hak-Sun,Son. Hyun-Mi,Kang. In-Soon,An. Hye-Gyung
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- 保健敎育健康增進學會誌
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2010년|27권 3호|pp.49-57 (9 pages)
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- 한국보건교육건강증진학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence and possible risk factors of enterobiasis among children in kindergartens. Methods: A total of 3,921 children were examined from 36 kindergartens in Ulsan, Korea. The parents were asked to complete questionnaires and to detect Enterobius vermicularis infection using the anal swab technique. Results: The overall rate of being positive for E. vermicularis egg was 7.8% ranged from 0 to 29.0%. The infection rate was related to age, gender, thumb sucking, pre-medication of anthelmintics, employment status of mother and number of siblings. The risk factors significantly associated with E. vermicularis infection were gender(OR 1.628), thumb sucking(OR 1.643), pre-medication of anthelmintics(OR 0.614), employment status of mother(OR 0.574) and number of siblings(OR 0.388). Conclusion: We propose that E. vermicularis infection screening among children in kindergartens should be continued on a regular basis. In addition, more intensive control program should be developed and applied to children.