Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia spp. by cellophane tape method in primary school children in Sivas, Turkey
2005
Celiksoz, Ali (Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey), E-mail: celiksoz@cumhuriyet.edu.tr | Alim, Ahmet (Ministry of Health, Sivas, Turkey) | Acioz, Mehmet (Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey) | Degerli, Serpil (Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey) | Aygan, Cetin (Ministry of Health, Sivas, Turkey)
The aim of the present study was to find out the number of students with enterobiasis and/or taeniasis in primary schools of Sivas. Among the 2,029 students in 6 primary schools, 316 (15.6%) were positive to Enterobius vermicularis eggs and 32 (1.6%) were positive to Taenia spp. eggs by the cellophane tape method. The egg positive rates of E. vermicularis and Taenia spp. ranged from 9.4% to 27.2% and from 0.8% to 2.6% respectively among six schools. The egg positive rate of E. vermicularis was found to be significantly different among these schools (χ² = 31.96, P less than 0.05), whereas there was no significant difference between the schools for Taenia spp. (χ² = 4.37; P greater than 0.05).
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