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Gunawardena, N.K. |
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Chandrasena, T.G.A.N. |
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de Silva, N.R. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:40:37Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:40:37Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2013; 58(3): 106-10 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0009-0875 (Print) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4038/cmj.v58i3.5039 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2240 |
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dc.description |
Indexed In MEDLINE |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of enterobiasis among school children in Ragama Medical Officer of Health (MOH) region and the association between clinical features, potential risk factors and infection status. DESIGN: Cross sectional study. SETTING: School based. Participants 260 school children aged 5-7 years, attending five state schools in the Ragama MOH region. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis infection as diagnosed using adhesive cellophane tapes on the perianal skin on 2 consecutive days. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of enterobiasis was 38%. The risk factors significant on a univariate analysis were male gender, maternal under-education, non-permanency of paternal employment, more household members, more siblings in a family, more persons sleeping with an index child and lack of recent deworming. On a multivariate model more household members, more children in a household, more persons sleeping with the index child, non-permanency of paternal employment and lack of recent deworming were significantly associated with infection. None of the clinical manifestations evaluated (peri-anal itching, insomnia, abdominal pain, and enuresis) showed a significant association with enterobiasis. CONCLUSIONS: Enterobiasis is highly prevalent among primary school children in Ragama. |
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Sri Lanka Medical Association |
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http://cmj.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/cmj.v58i3.5039/ |
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dc.subject.mesh |
Enterobiasis |
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Prevalence |
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Cross-Sectional Studies |
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dc.subject.mesh |
Child |
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dc.subject.mesh |
Risk Factors |
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dc.title |
Prevalence of enterobiasis among primary school children in Ragama, Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Parasitology |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
Sri Lanka Medical Association |
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