Open AccessHubungan kualitas sumber air, perilaku dan lingkungan terhadap infeksi parasit usus anak sekolah dasar di tepi sungai Batang Hari Kecamatan Telanaipura, Kota Jambi
Author(s) -
Lia Tri Hardiyanti,
SU drh. Sitti Rahmah Umniyati
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
berita kedokteran masyarakat/berita kedokteran masyarakat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2614-8412
pISSN - 0215-1936
DOI - 10.22146/bkm.25873
Subject(s) - personal hygiene , environmental health , hygiene , latrine , incidence (geometry) , intestinal parasite , medicine , sanitation , immunology , family medicine , helminths , pathology , physics , optics
Purpose This study tried to determine the relationship of water source quality, personal hygiene and environmental factors on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in primary school children in Batanghari riverside.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in two primary schools (SDN 209 Pantai Aur Duri dan SDN 143 Pulau Pandan) with 100 respondents.Results The prevalence of intestinal parasite infection in primary school children in Kecamatan Telanaipura Jambi City is quite low. There is a relationship between poor hygiene with the incidence of intestinal parasite infection. There is no association between knowledge, attitudes, clean water sources, drinking water sources, and the availability of latrines with intestinal parasitic infections.Conclusion Maintaining a clean and healthy lifestyle is needed to avoid infectious disease. Health workers need to provide routine help checks for intestinal parasite infection for school children.