ABSTRAK
Latar Belakang : Infeksi cacing (Helminthiasis) merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia yang jumlah penderitanya cenderung meningkat dan penyebarannya semakin luas, termasuk Sulawesi Tengah yakni Kota Palu. Kondisi iklim tropis dan tanah lembab di Indonesia merupakan habitat yang sesuai untuk pematangan telur cacing golongan Soil Transmitted Helminth. Sebagai salah satu upaya mencegah terjadinya kecacingan (Helminthiasis) adalah dengan menjaga hygiene personal.
Tujuan : Mengetahui adanya hubungan tingkat hygiene terhadap identifikasi telur cacing Soil Transmitted Helminth pada kuku anak usia 4-10 tahun di Desa Salena, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah.
Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey deskriptif dengan pendekatan analitik cross sectional. Jumlah responden yang diambil pada penelitian ini sebanyak 60 anak. Pengisian kuesioner dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat hygiene personal dari responden dan untuk identifikasi telur cacing dilakukan dengan pemeriksaan mikroskop.
Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan tingkat hygiene anak terhadap indentifikasi telur cacing Soil Transmitted Helminth pada kuku anak usia 4-10 tahun di Desa Salena, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah. Dari hasil pengamatan didapatkan telur cacing positif pada tingkat hygiene baik sebanyak 3 (13%), pada tingkat hygiene cukup 17 (74%), dan pada tingkat hygiene kurang sebanyak 3 (13%).
Kesimpulan : Terdapat hubungan yang kuat antara tingkat hygiene dan identifikasi telur cacing Soil Transmitted Helminth.
Kata Kunci : Helminthiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth, Hygiene personal, Telur Cacing, Kotoran Kuku, Anak Usia 4-10 Tahun.
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THE RELATION BETWEEN OF CHILDREN HYGIENE LEVEL TO IDENTIFICATION OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH WORM EGG ON THE NAIL OF CHILDREN AGED 4-10 YEARS OLD IN SALENA VILLAGE, CENTRAL SULAWESI, YEAR 2017
Andika Nursari Putri*, Miranti**, Andi Nur Asrinawaty***
*Student of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tadulako
**Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tadulako
***Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Tadulako
ABSTRACT
Background : Worm Infection (Helminthiasis) is a public health problem in Indonesia that the number of people infected is likely increase and spread more widely, including the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi. Tropical climatic conditions and humid soils in Indonesia are suitable habitat for the maturation of worm eggs class Soil Transmitted Helminth. One effort to prevent the occurrence of worm infection (Helminthiasis) is to maintain personal hygiene.
Objective : To knowing the correlation of child hygiene level to identification of Soil Transmitted Helminth worm egg on the nail children of 4-10 years old in Salena Village, Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Method : This research uses descriptive survey method with cross sectional analytic approach. The number of respondents taken in this research were 60 childrens. Filling the questionnaire is done to determine the level of personal hygiene of the respondents and for identification of worm eggs performed by microscopy.
Result : The results showed that there was correlation of child hygiene level to identification of Soil Transmitted Helminth worm egg on the 4-10 years old children's nails in Salena Village, Palu, Central Sulawesi. From observations obtained positive worm eggs at good hygiene level of 3 (13%), at a sufficient hygiene level of 17 (74%), and at less hygiene levels of 3 (13%).
Conclusion : There is a strong correlation between the child hygiene level to identification of the Soil Transmitted Helminth worm egg.
Keywords : Helminthiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth, Personal Hygiene, Worm Egg, Nail droppings, Children aged 4-10 years old