DETECTION OF PINWORM (ENTEROBIUSVERMICULARIS) EGG AMONG CHILDREN AGED 3-7 YEARS IN TAGUMPAY, RIZAL USING PERIANAL SWAB METHOD
Keywords:
Enterobiusvermicularis, enterobiasis, pruritis, perianal, swab methodAbstract
The aim of this study is to detect Entorobiusvermicularis egg among children aging from three to seven years old using perianal swab method.The study was carried out in the community of Tagumpay, Rizal.The researchers did house to house visitation and asked parental consent for their children to collect specimen.One hundred twenty (120) children were selected. Swabbing was conducted the following week after the dissemination of information. The slides were examined under the microscope at the Microbiology and Parasitological laboratory of the New Era University. The data werestatistically analyzed using One-Way Analysis of Variance.
The results showed that forty (40) children, were positive and eighty (80) of them were negative out of one hundred twenty children(120) that were tested for the probable presence of E.vermicularisegg. In terms of age,7 years old have the highest number of cases with a total percentage of 27.5% followed by 5 years old with 22.5%,3 and 6 years old with 17.5% and 4 years old having the least number of cases with a percentage of 15.In terms of gender,males have higher cases of Enterobiusvermicularis egg wherein 52.5% of them were infected out of the forty(40) positive children.in terms of location, children who live near garbage have the highest number of cases,having a total percentage of 55% followed by along busy streets with 27.5% and well maintained area with 17.5%.
There are no significant differences on the presence of E.vermicularisegg on childrenin terms of age and gender. In terms of location, there is no significant difference on the presence of E.vermicularisegg on children.
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