| Summary: | Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of pinworm (Enterobius spp.) infections in children in playschools in the Reykjavik urban area, Iceland. Material and methods: In November and December 1992 a cellulose tape sample was taken from the anal region of 184 of 526 two to five year old children at nine playschools in 'Reykjavik and Kópavogur. Furthermore, the teachers and parents were questioned about known pinworm cases in the children in the previous six months. Results: Eleven of the 184 children examined (6%) were infected with pinworms. Infection was mainly found in children in fifth (13.2%, n=53) and sixth (7.1%, n=42) year. No infections were found in three year children (n=44). Only one two year child had pinworms (2.2%, n= 45). Fourteen (4.1%) of the 342 children not examined in the playschools had a history of pinworm infection in the previous six months. Conclusion: The results indicate that pinworm infections are rare in two and three year children but every tenth of the four or five year old children had pinworms. In most cases neither the staff of the playschools nor the parents had suspected the infection. Tilgangur: Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að kanna tíðni njálgssýkinga í börnum í nokkrum leikskólum í Reykjavik og Kópavogi. Efniviður og aðferðir: í nóvember og desember 1992 var leitað með svonefndri límbandsaðferð að ummerkjum um njálg í 184 af 526 börnum á níu leikskólum í Reykjavik og í Kópavogi. Leikskólakennarar og foreldrar voru jafnframt spurðir um njálgssýkingar í börnunum undanfarna sex mánuði. Niðurstöður: Ellefu af þeim 184 börnum sem voru rannsökuð greindust með njálg (6%). Sýking greindist aðallega í börnum á fimmta (13,2%, n=53) og sjötta (7,1%, n=42) ári. Ekkert þriggja ára barn fannst smitað (n=44) og einungis eitt tveggja ára barn greindist með njálg (2,2%, n=45). Fjórtán (4,1%) börn af 342 börnum á leikskólunum sem ekki voru rannsökuð höfðu sögu um ...
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