Knowledge and Practice of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children, Jiangsu Province, China, 2019-2020
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Fanzhen Mao; Yougui Yang; Qiang Zhang; Xin Ding; Xiangzhen Xu; Yuying Chen; Yang Dai; Jun Cao
- Source
- American journal of public health. 112(12)
- Subject
- China
Risk Factors
Child, Preschool
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Animals
Humans
Enterobiasis
Longitudinal Studies
Enterobius
- Language
- ISSN
- 1541-0048
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 )