New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia

Enterobiasis is a common intestinal parasitic infection caused by the nematode, Enterobius vermicularis. To assess the prevalence and to identify the underlying risk factors associated with enterobiasis among preschool children aged 1 – 6 years in Malaysia, 136 children from four nurseries and four...

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Main Authors: Anuar T. S., Jalilah L., Norhayati M., Azlin M. Y., Fatmah M. S., Al-Mekhlafi H. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Helminthologia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0077
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spelling doaj-669e90d0f2ad481592da9c4101dac8ee2021-09-06T19:19:49ZengSciendoHelminthologia0440-66051336-90832016-03-01531768010.1515/helmin-2015-0077helmin-2015-0077New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in MalaysiaAnuar T. S.0Jalilah L.1Norhayati M.2Azlin M. Y.3Fatmah M. S.4Al-Mekhlafi H. M.5Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Selangor, MalaysiaDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaEnterobiasis is a common intestinal parasitic infection caused by the nematode, Enterobius vermicularis. To assess the prevalence and to identify the underlying risk factors associated with enterobiasis among preschool children aged 1 – 6 years in Malaysia, 136 children from four nurseries and four kindergartens residing in the urban area were examined for Enterobius vermicularis. The cellotape anal swab technique was used for the detection of pinworm eggs. The parents/guardians of the investigated children were asked to complete the questionnaire so as to ascertain the potential risk factors for enterobiasis. The overall egg positive rate for Enterobius vermicularis infection was 12.5 %. The prevalence of this infection showed an age-dependency relationship, with higher rates observed among older children, aged 5 – 6 years. Multivariate analysis confirmed that finger sucking and belonging to a large family were significant risk factors of enterobiasis in the population studied. Recent pre-medication with anthelminthics was also found to have a significant impact on decreasing the egg positive rate for pinworm. The establishment of such data will be beneficial for the public health authorities in the planning and implementation of specific prevention in order to better control the infection.https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0077enterobius vermicularisenterobiasischildrenurbanmalaysia
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author Anuar T. S.
Jalilah L.
Norhayati M.
Azlin M. Y.
Fatmah M. S.
Al-Mekhlafi H. M.
spellingShingle Anuar T. S.
Jalilah L.
Norhayati M.
Azlin M. Y.
Fatmah M. S.
Al-Mekhlafi H. M.
New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
Helminthologia
enterobius vermicularis
enterobiasis
children
urban
malaysia
author_facet Anuar T. S.
Jalilah L.
Norhayati M.
Azlin M. Y.
Fatmah M. S.
Al-Mekhlafi H. M.
author_sort Anuar T. S.
title New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
title_short New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
title_full New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
title_fullStr New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed New insights of Enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia
title_sort new insights of enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in malaysia
publisher Sciendo
series Helminthologia
issn 0440-6605
1336-9083
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Enterobiasis is a common intestinal parasitic infection caused by the nematode, Enterobius vermicularis. To assess the prevalence and to identify the underlying risk factors associated with enterobiasis among preschool children aged 1 – 6 years in Malaysia, 136 children from four nurseries and four kindergartens residing in the urban area were examined for Enterobius vermicularis. The cellotape anal swab technique was used for the detection of pinworm eggs. The parents/guardians of the investigated children were asked to complete the questionnaire so as to ascertain the potential risk factors for enterobiasis. The overall egg positive rate for Enterobius vermicularis infection was 12.5 %. The prevalence of this infection showed an age-dependency relationship, with higher rates observed among older children, aged 5 – 6 years. Multivariate analysis confirmed that finger sucking and belonging to a large family were significant risk factors of enterobiasis in the population studied. Recent pre-medication with anthelminthics was also found to have a significant impact on decreasing the egg positive rate for pinworm. The establishment of such data will be beneficial for the public health authorities in the planning and implementation of specific prevention in order to better control the infection.
topic enterobius vermicularis
enterobiasis
children
urban
malaysia
url https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0077
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