Prevalence and Related Factors of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children of Ban Mai Municipal Child Development Center, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand
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Enterobiasis or pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) infection is still a public health problem among children in Thailand. Surveying pinworm infection is useful for controlling the parasite so that children in the community will have a healthy growth and better quality of life. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of pinworm infection in preschool children of the Child Development Center, Ban Mai Sub-District Municipality, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern of Thailand, and to analyze the related factors associated with the pinworm infection. A total of 58 samples from 2- to 4-year-old preschool children, 27 males (46.6%) and 31 females (53.4%), were collected using Scotch tape technique and examined eggs of the pinworm during September 2022. Demographic data and related factors associated with the pinworm infection were collected using questionnaires and statistically analyzed by Fisher’s exact test. Prevalence of pinworm infection showed 1.72%. There was no factor significantly correlated with the pinworm infection. The pinworm infection was found with low prevalence in this study. However, this parasite should be prevented by health education and hygienic sanitization.
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