Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Avicenna Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2383-0298 7 4 2020 12 31 Prevalence of Enterobiasis Among the Kindergarten Children of Sabzevar, Northeast of Iran 120 123 10.34172/ajcmi.2020.26 EN Hossein Elyasi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-5148 Rahim Golmohammadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1741-8919 Mohammad-Shafi Mojadadi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-2059 Journal Article 10.34172/ajcmi.2020.26 2020 06 23 2020 10 05 Background: Enterobiasis is a common parasitic disease at all age groups, especially children. It results in perianal itching, insomnia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rarely appendicitis and fallopian tube inflammation in the affected patients. The prevalence of enterobiasis varies in different parts of Iran. However, the status of the enterobiasis prevalence among Sabzevar children remains unknown. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of enterobiasis among the kindergarten children of Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan province, the northeast of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional analytical-descriptive study, sampling was carried out on children aged below 7 years using the Scotch-tape technique in the kindergartens of Sabzevar in 2019. The samples were then examined by a light microscope. Finally, the data were recorded in a questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS software and Fisher exact test. Conclusions: These findings indicated that the overall prevalence of enterobiasis among Sabzevar kindergarten children was lower than that of many parts of Iran. However, educational programs for parents and kindergarten staff regarding enterobiasis infection and the transmission routes should be conducted to reduce the infection rate.