Intestinal Parasitic Infection, The Use of Latrine, and Clean Water Source In Elementary School Children At Coastal And Non-Coastal Areas, Sumenep District, Indonesia
| Autor: | Sukmawati Basuki, Zukhaila Salma, Muhammad Yasin Fitriah, Dominicus Husada, Sri Wijayanti Sulistyawati, M. Ahda Naufal Aflahudin, Raden Bagus Yanuar Renaldy, Sumaryono Sumaryono |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Blastocystis
biology Cross-sectional study Water source education Clean water clean water source Intestinal parasitic infection Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 biology.organism_classification Latrine Elementary Children Geography coastal area Environmental health Direct smear Open defecation latrine elementary children intestinal parasitic infectio |
| Zdroj: | Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 16-23 (2021) Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021); 16-23 |
| ISSN: | 2356-0991 2085-1103 |
| Popis: | Inadequate latrine and water source cause transmission of intestinal parasitic infection, particularly in children. There is a lack information about it and it is needed to be investigated. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection, the use of latrine and clean water source in elementary school children at coastal and non-coastal areas in Sumenep District, Indonesia. An analytic observational study with cross sectional design was conducted in Dasuk Timur Elementary School located at coastal area, and Kolor II Elementary School at non-coastal area, Sumenep district, in January 2020. Intestinal parasites in students’ stools were identified by microscopic examination using wet direct smear stained with lugol. The use of latrine and water sources were analyzed with questionnaire. A total of 68 children stools were collected from both elementary schools. Worm infections were not found. Thirty-one children (31/44, 70.5%) from Dasuk Timur Elementary School and eight children (8/24, 33.3%) from Kolor II Elementary School were infected with intestinal protozoan and significant difference (P=0.003, Chi-square test). Blastocystis hominis was highly found in stools of Dasuk Timur Elementary School’s students (31/44, 70.5%) and significantly different from Kolor II Elementary School’s students (P |
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