Prevalensi Trichuriasis pada Anak di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Harapan Maju: Studi Kasus di Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan
Trichuriasis<span> </span> is<span> </span> an<span> </span> infectious<span> </span> disease<span> </span> due<span> </span> to<span> </span> nematode<span> </span> <em>Trichuris trichiura</em&...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Jurnal Vektor Penyakit |
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| Online Access: | http://ejournal.litbang.depkes.go.id/index.php/vektorp/article/view/6254 |
| Summary: | Trichuriasis<span> </span> is<span> </span> an<span> </span> infectious<span> </span> disease<span> </span> due<span> </span> to<span> </span> nematode<span> </span> <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>.<span> </span> Trichuriasis<span> </span>prevalence<span> </span> is<span> </span> the<span> </span> highest<span> </span> among<span> </span> infectious<span> </span> diseases<span> </span> due<span> </span> to<span> </span> other<span> </span> parasitic<span> </span> worms<span> </span> in<span> </span>Indonesia.<span> </span> Elementary<span> </span> school-age<span> </span> children<span> </span> at<span> </span>high<span> </span>risk<span> </span> of<span> </span>this<span> </span>disease.<span> </span>This<span> </span>study<span> </span> aimed<span> </span>to<span> </span>determine<span> </span> the<span> </span>prevalence<span> </span> of<span> </span>trichuriasis<span> </span>in<span> </span> children<span> </span> of<span> </span>elementary<span> </span> school<span> </span>age<span> </span> in<span> </span> Tanah<span> </span>Bumbu<span> </span>regency.<span> </span>This<span> </span>research<span> </span>was<span> </span>conducted<span> </span>in<span> </span>2015<span> </span>with<span> </span>cross<span> </span>sectional<span> </span>design,<span> </span>using<span> </span>purposive<span> </span> sampling<span> </span> method.<span> </span> A<span> </span> total<span> </span> of<span> </span> 250<span> </span> children<span> </span> from<span> </span> Harapan<span> </span> Maju<span> </span> Elementary<span> </span>School<span> </span>was<span> </span>selected<span> </span>as<span> </span>samples,<span> </span>their<span> </span>stools<span> </span>were<span> </span>examined<span> </span>with<span> </span>native<span> </span>method<span> </span>(direct).<span> </span>The<span> </span> results<span> </span> showed<span> </span> the<span> </span> parasitic<span> </span> worms<span> </span> were<span> </span> <em>T . trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides,</em><span> </span>hookworm<span> </span>and<span> </span><em>Enterobius vermicularis. </em>The<span> </span>prevalence<span> </span>of<span> </span><em>T . trichiura</em><span> </span>was<span> </span>the<span> </span>highest,<span> </span>as<span> </span>many<span> </span>as<span> </span>32<span> </span>children<span> </span>(12.8%)<span> </span> were<span> </span>infected<span> </span>from<span> </span>a<span> </span>total<span> </span>of<span> </span>250<span> </span>samples.<span> </span> T .<span> </span> trichiurainfection<span> </span> was<span> </span>found<span> </span> in<span> </span> the<span> </span> form<span> </span> of<span> </span> a<span> </span> single<span> </span> and<span> </span> mixed<span> </span> infection<span> </span> with<span> </span> other<span> </span> parasitic<span> </span> worms.<span> </span>Trichuriasis<span> </span> more<span> </span> commonly<span> </span> found<span> </span> in<span> </span> girls<span> </span> and<span> </span> boys<span> </span> aged<span> </span> 10-12<span> </span> years.<span> </span> Helminthic<span> </span>treatment<span> </span> needs<span> </span> to<span> </span> be<span> </span> done<span> </span> selectively<span> </span> for<span> </span> infected<span> </span> children<span> </span> using<span> </span> the<span> </span> broad-spectrum<span> </span>drugs.<span> </span> Behavioral<span> </span> and<span> </span> environmental<span> </span> factors<span> </span> of<span> </span> patients<span> </span> with<span> </span> intestinal<span> </span> helminths<span> </span> need<span> </span> to<span> </span>be<span> </span> identified<span> </span> spesificly .<span> </span> Furthermore<span> </span> it<span> </span> would<span> </span> be<span> </span> analyzed<span> </span> to<span> </span> determine<span> </span> the<span> </span> factors<span> </span>involved<span> </span> in<span> </span> the<span> </span> transmission<span> </span> of<span> </span> parasitic<span> </span> diseases.<span> </span> In<span> </span> order<span> </span> to<span> </span> prevent<span> </span> the<span> </span> transmission<span> </span>within<span> </span>the<span> </span>school<span> </span>need<span> </span>the<span> </span>improvements<span> </span>of<span> </span>school<span> </span>infrastructure<span> </span>such<span> </span>as<span> </span>the<span> </span>provision<span> </span>of<span> </span>public<span> </span> hand<span> </span> washing,<span> </span> covered<span> </span> trash<span> </span> bin,<span> </span> paving<span> </span> or<span> </span> cemented<span> </span> for<span> </span> the<span> </span> school<span> </span> yard |
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| ISSN: | 1978-3647 2354-8835 |