ENTEROBIAASI ESINEMINE LASTEAIALASTE SEAS 2012–2016 UURINGU PÕHJAL
Prevalence of enterobiasis among nursery school children based on the study of 2012–2016
Mare Remm, Helin Sinimets, Pirgit Rattasepp, Maia Kukner, Merlin Matvere, Getter Annuk, Marta Laur-Korts
Abstract This study of enterobiasis was conducted in Tartu Health Care College between 2012 and 2016. The study included five counties, 1624 children in 44 nursery schools were studied, teachers were questioned at their workplaces and parents fulfilled questionnaires. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of enterobiasis, possible risk factors at home and parents’ awareness of enterobiasis. The risk factors in nursery school will be discussed in a future article. Six to ten nursery schools were studied in each county. Nursery schools for the study were sampled based on a number of characteristics to involve nursery schools of rural areas, small towns and cities (if there was one in the county). Depending on the type of settlement, regions were formed: a rural region, a region of small towns and a region of big city. The decisive factor was the number of inhabitants in the region. Children were studied by taking anal swab samples and questionnaires were filled in by parents. The study included only those children who gave the anal swab sample. Nursery schools were given feedback (anonymous) on the incidence of infection, and articles on enterobiasis were published in most of the county newspapers. Data processing was made using mostly a χ2-test in a web based calculator.
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