유치원 원아 및 그 가족의 요충감염율 = Survey report on pinworm infection of kindergarten children and their families

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study was carried out to elucidate the present status of the pinworm infections of the children (34 males, 19 females) and their families (92 males, 141 females) of the kindergarten located in Sudaemoon-Ku, Seoul, July, 1974.
The survey was undertaken with scotch tape perianal swab specimens and room dust collected from each family. the results are summarezed as follows:
1. Of 286 fecal specimans, 40 (14.0%) were positive for the pinworm imfection.
2. The highest positive rate (25.4%) was observed in 6 to 10 years of age.
3. There was no great difference in the pinworm infection between male and female.
4. There was ni significant association bt. the infection rate of pinworm and the number of family members.
5. However the number of children per family was closely related with pinworm infection in the families.
In other words, the more the number of children was the higher was the infection rate.
6. Pinworm eggs were observed in one sample of the room dust collected from 18 households, while among the 18 there were seven families with one or more infected persons.