The post—treatment effects of enterobiasis on the occurrence of enuresis among children in Calabar, Nigeria

Otu-Bassey, Iquo Bassey; Useh, MF; Alaribe, Anyanwu A

doi:10.1016/s1995-7645(11)60093-x

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“…This may be due to crawling of adult female E. vermicularis around the perianal region for oviposition mainly during the early morning hours since it needs oxygen for laying the eggs. Out-Bassey et al (2011) showed the significant relation between anal itching as well as nail chewing behaviour of children and enterobiasis. The present finding coincides with result presented by Alo et al (2013) in Nigeria and Bustami and Khraish (2010) in Jordan where they have children having their nail biting habit was proportional to the prevalence of enterobiasis.…”

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Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal

Dahal

Maharjan

2015

J. Inst. Sci. Tech.

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The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in children of Barbhanjyang Village Development Committee, Tanahun, District, Nepal. A total of 110 Scotch tape (Cellophane tape) samples of children aged between 1-12 years were collected and microscopically examined. Altogether 14(12.72%) enterobias prevalence cases were reported in children including sixteen percent male and nine percent female cases. High prevalence of pinworm infection was the age group of 5-8 years (5.45%). The infection rate was significantly associated with ethnic groups (?2 =11.824, df=2, P=0.003) since the prevalence rate was highest in Dalit children (64.28%) compared to others. Itching behaviour of children around the perianal regions was directly associated with the prevalence rate of the pinworm (P=0.0325). Nail biting habit of children was also found to be statistically significant (P=0.024).Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(2): 18-21

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Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal

Dahal

Maharjan

2015

J. Inst. Sci. Tech.

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“…Pinworm infestation exists in 61.5 % of students with MNE in our study. Out-Bassey et al reported a significant difference in MNE between children with and without pinworm (53 vs. 34 %, respectively) in Nigerian school-age children [23].…”

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Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and related risk factors in school-age children in Egypt: an epidemiological study

2016

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“…It is well known that anthelmintic therapy is the most effective approach to control E. vermicularis infection [ 21 – 23 ]. The ideal therapeutic strategy is massive chemotherapy and repeated medication [ 24 , 25 ]. However, this study found that no mass-scale chemotherapy has been carried out in any school in the past year (data were collected from the director of each school).…”

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Risk factors for Enterobius vermicularis infection in children in Gaozhou, Guangdong, China

Zhou

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Infect Dis Poverty

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BackgroundEnterobius vermicularis infection is a prevalent intestinal parasitic disease in children. In this study, we explored the epidemiological status and risk factors for E. vermicularis infection in children in southern China.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out in Gaozhou city, Guangdong province, China, in December 2011. Children aged 2–12 years from five schools participated in the study. The adhesive cellophane-tape perianal swab method was applied to detect E. vermicularis infection, while a questionnaire was sent to each child’s guardian(s) to collect demographic and socioeconomic data, as well as hygiene behaviors, pertaining to each child. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to capture the potential risk factors.ResultsOut of the 802 children surveyed, 440 were infected with E. vermicularis, with an average prevalence of 54.86 %, and a range from 45.96 to 68.13 %. The age variable was found to be statistically significant, whereas the sex variable was not. It was found that a mother’s education level (low) and not washing hands before dinner were major risk factors in all children (802). After stratification by age, a father’s education level (primary or below) and biting pencils (or toys) were significant risk factors in the younger children (508), while not washing hands before dinner and playing on the ground were important risk factors in the older children (294).ConclusionThis study demonstrates the prevalence of E. vermicularis infection in children in Gaozhou and reveals underlying risk factors. Most importantly, it reveals that risk factors differ among the different age groups, which indicates that different control measures targeted at particular age groups should be implemented.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40249-015-0058-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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The post—treatment effects of enterobiasis on the occurrence of enuresis among children in Calabar, Nigeria

Abstract: This study is suggestive of the involvement of E. vermicularis in the aetiology of enuresis in Calabar. Children presenting with, especially, uncomplicated enuresis should be screened for enterobiasis.

Cited by 12 publications

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Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal

Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) Infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal

Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and related risk factors in school-age children in Egypt: an epidemiological study

Risk factors for Enterobius vermicularis infection in children in Gaozhou, Guangdong, China

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