PERSONAL HYGIENE AND ANTHELMINTIC CONSUMPTION IN PREVENTION OF ENTEROBIASIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Downloads
Background: Pinworm infection remains a global public health problem in Indonesia, with the highest prevalence in primary school–aged children. The government has made helminthiasis control efforts through annual deworming every six months, yet data on the enterobiasis prevalence and its risk factors are still limited. Purpose: This research aimed to determine the role of personal hygiene and anthelmintic or worm medicine consumption in the prevention of enterobiasis among primary school children. Methods: This research employed an analytic observational method with a cross-sectional design. The population used was primary school children in the Public Health Center (PHC) of Kaliwungu area, Kendal District, Central Java Province. The research sample was 150 students from first grade to third grade at 1 Primary Elementary School 1 Kutoharjo. The data sources were obtained from interviews of risk factors and perianal swab examinations. The data were analyzed by a chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of pinworm infection among primary school children remains high (37.33%). The results of the multivariate analysis showed that there are three determinant variables of pinworm infections: not washing hands with soap before eating (p < 0.01; Prevalence Odds Ratio (POR) = 6.47; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 2.87 < POR < 14.59); not washing hands with soap after defecation (p = 0.01; POR = 3.36; 95% CI = 1.40 < POR < 8.05); and not consuming anthelmintic drugs within the past six months (p = 0.03; POR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.08 < POR < 5.50). Conclusion: Hand washing habits and annual deworming are important factors to prevent pinworm infections.
Ali, S., Amiri, N., Rahimi, M. T., Mahdavi, S. A., Moosazadeh, M., Ramzani, O., ... Siyadatpanah, S. A. (2016). Prevalence of enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children, Babol, North of Iran. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 40(4), 1558–1562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0727-4
Anjarsari, M. D. (2018). Personal hygiene kejadian enterobiasis siswa sekolah dasar negeri. Higeia, 2(3), 441–452.
Anuar, T. S., Jalilah, L., Norhayati, M., Azlin, M. Y., & Fatmah, M. S. (2016). New insights of enterobius vermicularis infection among preschool children in an urban area in Malaysia. Helminthologia, 53(1), 76–80. https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0077
Berger, S. (2018). Enterobiasis: globala status. California, USA: GIDEON Informatics.
Central Java Provincial Health Office. (2016). Health profile of Central Java Province at 2015. Semarang.
Chai, J., Yang, S. K., Kim, J. W., Choi, S., Song, G., Jung, B., ... Tin, H. H. (2015). High prevalence of enterobius vermicularis infection among schoolchildren in three townships around Yangon , Myanmar. Korean Journal of Parasitology, 53(6), 771–775.
Chen, K., Yen, C., & Hwang, K. (2018). Enterobius vermicularis infection and its risk factors among pre-school children in Taipei, Taiwan. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 51(4), 559–564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2016.12.013
Cholifah, N. (2016). Promosi kesehatan dalam pemberian minum obat cacing dan kejadian kecacingan. JIKK, 7(1), 24–29.
Dahal, T., & Maharjan, M. (2015). Pinworm (enterobius vermicularis ) infection in Children of Barbhanjyang VDC, Tanahun District, Nepal. Journal of Institue of Science and Technology, 20(2), 18–21.
Dahesh, S. M. A. (2018). Evaluation of a deworming campaign by albendazole during 2016 in a rural area of Giza Governorate , Egypt. Parasitologists United Journal, 11(1), 52–61. https://doi.org/10.21608/puj.2018.1913.1005
Doni, N. Y., Zeyrek, F. Y., Simsek, Z., Gurses, G., & Sahin, I. (2015). Risk factors and relationship between intestinal parasites and the growth retardation and psychomotor development delays of children in Åžanlıurfa, Turkey. Intestinal Parasites and Developmental Delays, 39(1), 270–276. https://doi.org/10.5152/tpd.2015.3620
Hadidjaja, P., & Margono, S. S. (2011). Dasar parasitologi klinik. Jakarta: Badan Penerbit FKUI.
Indriyati, L. (2015). Gambaran faktor resiko kecacingan pada Anak Sekolah Dasar di Kota Banjarmasin The Overview of Helminthiasis Risk Factor of Elementary School Children In Banjarmasin City. 9(1), 21–28.
Li, H.-M., Zhou, C.-H., Li, Z.-S., Deng, Z.-H., Ruan, C.-W., Zhang, Q.-M., & Zhu, T.-J. (2015). Risk factors for enterobius vermicularis infection in risk factors for enterobius vermicularis infection in children in Gaozhou, Guangdong, China. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 4, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0058-9
Maryanti, E., Wahyuni, D., Ernalia, Y., Haslinda, L., & Lesmana, S. D. (2017). Hubungan enterobiasis dengan status gizi pada anak di dua panti asuhan Pekanbaru. Jurnal Kesehatan Melayu, 1(1), 1–4.
Merad, Y., Merbouh, A., Benallal, K., Belfodel, S., & Adjmi-Hamoudi, H. (2018). Prevalence of enterobiasis among urban school children in Sidi-bel-Abbes, Algeria. International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, 24(2), 453–458.
Ministry of Health RI. (2017). Minister of health RI number 15 of 2017 concerning the worms prevention. Jakarta: Ministry of Health RI.
Moosazadeh, M., Abedi, G., Afshari, M., Mahdavi, S. A., Farshidi, F., & Kheradmand, E. (2017). Prevalence of enterobius vermicularis among children in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 8(2), 108–115.
Pebriyani, E., Adrial, & Nofita, E. (2019). Hubungan personal hygiene dengan kejadian enterobiasis pada anak usia 6-12 tahun di panti asuhan Kota Padang. Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 8(1), 81–88.
Suraweera, O. S. A., Galgamuwa, L. S., Iddawela, D., & Wickramasinghe, S. (2015). Prevalence and associated factors of enterobius vermicularis infection in children from a poor urban community in Sri Lanka : a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 3(8), 1994–1999. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150315
Syahrir, S., & Aswadi. (2016). Faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian kecacingan pada siswa SDN Inpres no . 1 Wora Kecamatan Wera Kabupaten Bima. Higiene, 2(1), 41–48.
Taylor, A., Saichua, P., Rhongbutsri, P., Tiengtip, R., Kitvatanachai, S., & Taylor, W. R. J. (2018). A preliminary epidemiological study of pinworm infection in Thaklong Municipal Early Childhood Development Center and Rangsit Babies' Home , Pathum Thani, Thailand. BMC Research Notes, 11, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3708-8
Wang, M., Han, X., Fang, H., Xu, C., Lin, X., Xia, S., ... Tao, H. (2018). Impact of health education on knowledge and behaviors toward infectious diseases among students in Gansu Province, China. BioMed Research International, 2018, 1–12.
- Every manuscript submitted to must observe the policy and terms set by the Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi
- Publication rights to manuscript content published by the Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi is owned by the journal with the consent and approval of the author(s) concerned. (download copyright agreement)
- Complete texts of electronically published manuscripts can be accessed free of charge if used for educational and research purposes according to copyright regulations.
JBE by Universitas Airlangga is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
