Negligible Egg Positive Rate of Enterobius vermicularis and No Detection of Head Lice among Orphanage Children in Busan and Ulsan,Korea (2014) |
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Authors: | Dong-Hee Kim Hyun-Mi Son Sang Hwa Lee Mi Kyung Park Shin Ae Kang Sang Kyun Park Jun-Ho Choi Jung Ha Park Hak-Sun Yu |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea;2.Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 626-870, Korea;3.Immunoregulatory Therapeutics Group in Brain Busan 21 Project, Yangsan 626-870, Korea;4.Department of Nursing, Dongseo University, Busan 617-716, Korea |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | Enterobiasis orphanage head louse risk factor Busan Ulsan |
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