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

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

Published:2022-12 Issue:12 Volume:112 Page:1716-1720
ISSN:0090-0036
Container-title:American Journal of Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Am J Public Health

Author:

Mao Fanzhen¹,Yang Yougui¹,Zhang Qiang¹,Ding Xin¹,Xu Xiangzhen¹,Chen Yuying¹,Dai Yang¹,Cao Jun¹

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 )

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307067

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