Parents' knowledge about enterobiasis might be one of the most important risk factors for enterobiasis in children

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Kim, Dong Hee ^a   Son, Hyun Mi ^b   Kim, Joo Young ^c   Cho, Min Kyoung ^c   Park, Mee Kyung ^c   Kang, Sin Ye ^c   Kim, Bo Young ^c   Yu, Hak Sun ^c,d  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Youngsan University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cellotape anal swab; Enterobius vermicularis; Health education; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENTEROBIUS; FECES; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TRANSMISSION;

ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954452735     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.2.121     Document Type: Article

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