Prevalence of enterobiasis and its incidence after blanket chemotherapy in a male orphanage

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Mar;31(1):144-6.

Abstract

A prospective observational study was conducted in a male orphanage to find out the prevalence of enterobiasis and its incidence after blanket chemotherapy using mebendazole. We found that the prevalence of enterobiasis was 28.9%. The incidence density of enterobiasis after blanket chemotherapy was 379.82 per 1,000 person-years which was quite high. We suggest that blanket chemotherapy should be repeated at every 6 months interval to control enterobiasis in orphanages.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Distribution
  • Antinematodal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Enterobiasis / drug therapy*
  • Enterobiasis / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Mebendazole / administration & dosage
  • Mebendazole / therapeutic use*
  • Orphanages / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Recurrence
  • Thailand / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Mebendazole