| Resumo: | Background: Helminthiasis is a disease caused by parasitic
worms. Helminthiasis is common infectious agents of humans
in developing countries and produce a global burden of
disease that exceeds better-known conditions. The prevalence
of enterobiasis is high all over the world. Infection occurs
to all age groups with the highest prevalence amongst 5-14
years old and mostly occurs in places where children live,
sleep, and play together. Orphanage becomes one of the
places with high risk of E. vermicularis transmission.
Objectives: To know the prevalence of enterobiasis in
children who lives at Al Wahhab Sinar Melati 11 orphanage,
Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta.
Methods: This is an observational cross sectional study
using descriptive analytic method. The subjects of this
research are all 15 children between 5-14 years old living
in Al Wahhab Sinar Melati 11 Orphanage , Sleman, Daerah
Istimewa Yogyakarta. The samples taken by anal swab method.
Results: According to the study done at the orphanage, 4 out
of 15 chidren had positive results after being examined by
anal swab method. The prevalence of enterobiasis in this
study is quite high which is 26,67%.
Conclusion: High incidence of enterobiasis may be due to
several risk factors. The most contributing risk factors are
the behavior amongst children living in orphanage that has
lack of attention in maintaining individual and
environmental hygiene. Dormitories or orphanage with high
population increases the risk of enterobiasis due to the
share use of several facilities and daily utilities. In
conclusion, the knowledge and behavior of the children are
the contrary where even though the knowledge about health
and hygiene are high, the behavior doesn�t follow.
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