Knowledge and Practice of Pinworm Infection in Preschool Children, Jiangsu Province, China, 2019-2020.

Mao, Fanzhen; Yang, Yougui; Zhang, Qiang; Ding, Xin; Xu, Xiangzhen; Chen, Yuying; Dai, Yang; Cao, Jun · Am J Public Health · 2022

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

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. (<i>Am J Public Health.</i> 2022;112(12):1716-1720. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307067).

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