익산지역 유치원생의 장내 기생충 감염 실태조사

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the present status of intestinal parasitic infection among the kindergarteners in Iksan area. During the period from February to April 1995, a total number of 418 kindergartener(male 221, female 197) smaples were examined by Graham’s scotch tape anal swab technique for Enterobius vermicularis eggs, and a total of 296 stool samples were examined by Kato’s cellophane thick smear technique once for helminth eggs. The results were summarized as f ollows ; 1. The overall egg positive rate of intestinal helminthes was 6.7 %, and male(8.1 %) was more infected than female(5.1 %). Higher positive rate of intestinal helminthes was ob served in 7 age group(8.3 %), however, 3 and 8 age group was not detected. 2. The egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis was 6.2 %, and male(7.7 %) was more infected than female( 4.6 %). The highest positive rate by age group from 3 age to 8 age was 6 age group(7.9 %), however, 3 and 8 age group was not detected. 3. The egg positive rate of intestinal helminthes by cellophane thick smear technique was 0.7 % (2 cases) for Ascaris lumbricoides out of 296(male 156, female 140) kindergartener, and the egg positive was observed in male(4 age) and female(7 age), respectively.