Knowledge and Practice of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children, Jiangsu Province, China, 2019-2020

Fanzhen Mao; Yougui Yang; Qiang Zhang; Xin Ding; Xiangzhen Xu; Yuying Chen; Yang Dai; Jun Cao

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2022.307067

Knowledge and Practice of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children, Jiangsu Province, China, 2019-2020

Am J Public Health. 2022 Dec;112(12):1716-1720. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307067. Epub 2022 Oct 27.

Authors

Fanzhen Mao¹, Yougui Yang¹, Qiang Zhang¹, Xin Ding¹, Xiangzhen Xu¹, Yuying Chen¹, Yang Dai¹, Jun Cao¹

Affiliation

¹ Fanzhen Mao, Qiang Zhang, Xin Ding, Xiangzhen Xu, Yang Dai, and Jun Cao are with the National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, People's Republic of China. Yougui Yang and Yuying Chen are with the School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

We conducted a two-year (2019-2020) longitudinal study in Jiangsu Province, China to analyze risk factors of pinworm infection and evaluate the effect of behavior change communication-based (BCC-based) interventions in preschool children. The positive rate of pinworm infection was higher in private preschool (2%) than in public preschool (0.24%). Poor sanitation behaviors were risk factors among private preschool children. BCC-based intervention could improve knowledge and practice and reduce pinworm infection. This study may help fill in gaps in pinworm control. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(12):1716-1720. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307067).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Child, Preschool
China / epidemiology
Enterobiasis*
Enterobius
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Risk Factors