A province-based study using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis among primary school children in Manisa, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorOk U.Z.
dc.contributor.authorÖzkol M.
dc.contributor.authorKilimcioǧlu A.A.
dc.contributor.authorDinç G.
dc.contributor.authorBayindir P.
dc.contributor.authorÖstan I.
dc.contributor.authorPabuşçu Y.
dc.contributor.authorÖzcan C.
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz M.
dc.contributor.authorCoşkun S.
dc.contributor.authorYüksel H.
dc.contributor.authorGirginkardeşler N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:22:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:22:45Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractA province-based field study using a portable ultrasound scanner (US) was performed for the first time using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in primary school children in Manisa, Turkey. A total of 6093 children from 37 primary schools was selected as the representative sample of the total number of 166,766 primary school children, and examined by the US. Prevalence was found to be 0.15%, as nine children were diagnosed with CE, seven new and two previously operated. A questionnaire applied to the children revealed no significant relationship between the risk factors and the infection (P > 0.05). In conclusion, it would be advisable to repeat the study at the same schools in eight years' time, in order to evaluate the efficacy of the control programs, since nearly all students involved in this study will have graduated by then. Besides, it is recommended to choose a sampling group to find the prevalence of an infection in a defined region. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.05.013
dc.identifier.issn0001706X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19222
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectEchinococcosis
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectSampling Studies
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectEurasia
dc.subjectManisa
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectdisease prevalence
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectstudent
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectechinococcosis
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosus
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinfection control
dc.subjectinfection risk
dc.subjectliver hydatid cyst
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectprimary school
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleA province-based study using sampling method to investigate the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis among primary school children in Manisa, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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