Prevalence of enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children of Khash city kindergartens, Iran in 2012

Ebrahimzadeh, Aida Mohammad; Saryazdipoor, Kh; Gharaei, A; Mohammadi, Shabnam; Jamshidi, Ahmad Reza

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“…In the backwards citation tracking process, three relevant papers were added. In the final step, inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied and the rest of the papers were quality assessed; after that point, 19 studies [10–12,17–32] were entered into the final meta-analysis (Figure 1). …”

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“…According to the results of two studies [26,30], infection was more common among boys, while the third study [12] reported a higher prevalence of infection among girls.…”

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“…Each question was assigned one score. Studies that achieved at least 12 quality scores [ 12 ] were considered eligible for the meta-analysis.…”

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“…The prevalence of the pinworm infection among children is reportedly 18% in Norway [ 9 ] and 18.5% in Korea [ 4 ]. In Iran, E. vermicularis infected 7.1%, 2.1%, and 24.1% of school and kindergarten children in Mazandaran province [ 10 ], Shahrood [ 11 ], and Khash [ 12 ], respectively. Investigating oxyuriasis infections can help us evaluate personal, familial, and social health statuses.…”

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Prevalence ofEnterobius vermicularisamong Children in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Moosazadeh

Abedi

Afshari

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Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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ObjectivesEnterobius vermicularis is a parasitic disease that is common in crowded areas such as schools and kindergartens. Primary investigations of electronic evidence have reported different prevalences of E. vermicularis in Iran. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the total prevalence of this infection among Iranian children using a meta-analysis.MethodsRelevant studies were identified in national and international databases. We selected eligible papers for meta-analysis after investigating titles, abstracts, and full texts; assessing study quality; and applying inclusion/exclusion criteria. Data were extracted by two independent researchers. The results were combined using a random effects model in Stata v. 11 software.ResultsAmong 19 eligible articles including 11,676 participants, the prevalences of E. vermicularis among all children, boys, and girls were 1.2%–66.1%, 2.3%–65.5%, and 1.7%–65.5%, respectively. Pooled prevalences (95% confidence interval) of E. vermicularis among all children, boys, and girls were 17.2% (12.6%–21.8%), 17.2% (12.6%–21.8%), and 16.9% (9.03%–24.8%), respectively.ConclusionThis meta-analysis showed that a great majority of Iranian children are infected with E. vermicularis, possibly due to poor public health.

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“…According to the results of two studies [26,30], infection was more common among boys, while the third study [12] reported a higher prevalence of infection among girls.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Each question was assigned one score. Studies that achieved at least 12 quality scores [ 12 ] were considered eligible for the meta-analysis.…”

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Prevalence ofEnterobius vermicularisamong Children in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Moosazadeh

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Afshari

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“…and Blastocystis. In Iran, the Khash children's study reported the prevalence of 24.1% for Enterobius (19), which is probably due to the severe deprivation of health status. Fortunately, the present study showed differing results.…”

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Intestinal Parasites and Theta Brainwave Changes in Children

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Background: Parasitic diseases are one of the health problems in all societies, especially in developing countries. Infection with parasites, especially in children, can be associated with learning disorders, malnutrition, anaemia, and physical disorders. On the other hand, an abnormal increase in the theta brainwave amplitude may also be one of the causes of mental slowness and disability in children’s learning, decentralization, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Objectives: In this study, we assessed the possible effects of intestinal parasites on brainwave changes in children in Karaj Health centers. Methods: A stool examination was done to separate healthy and infected children. Then, using a diagnostic interview and electroencephalography, the theta-wave was recorded in both groups. Results: From 69 children who participated in this study, 8.7% were infected with one or more intestinal parasites. Around 14.49% of all children had a high theta wave, but the interesting point was that 100% of infected children had a high theta brainwave (P value = 0.001). In contrast, only 6.34% of healthy people had high theta waves. Conclusions: In this study, there was a significant relationship between parasitic infection and brain wave changes. Parasitic diseases may alter brainwaves with unknown mechanisms and affect the ability and activities of the brain.

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Intestinal parasitic infections in Iranian preschool and school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Prevalence of enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children of Khash city kindergartens, Iran in 2012

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Prevalence ofEnterobius vermicularisamong Children in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Prevalence ofEnterobius vermicularisamong Children in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Intestinal Parasites and Theta Brainwave Changes in Children

Intestinal parasitic infections in Iranian preschool and school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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