Knowledge and Practice of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children, Jiangsu Province, China, 2019–2020.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mao, Fanzhen; Yang, Yougui; Zhang, Qiang; Ding, Xin; Xu, Xiangzhen; Chen, Yuying; Dai, Yang, ; Cao, Jun,
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; Dec2022, Vol. 112 Issue 12, p1716-1720, 5p
- Subject
- Health education
Factor analysis
Behavior modification
Educational outcomes
Longitudinal method
Children
Statistical significance
Confidence intervals
Clinical trials
Multivariate analysis
Log-linear models
Cross-sectional method
Sanitation
Health literacy
Risk assessment
Health behavior
Chi-squared test
Descriptive statistics
Oxyuriasis
Data analysis software
Logistic regression analysis
Odds ratio
Causal models
Poisson distribution
Disease risk factors
China
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
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) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]