Analysis on Incidents of Helminthiasis Based on Home Sanitation of Elementary-School Children in Seluma Regency

摘要

Intestinal helminthiasis is a worm infection transmitted from soil contaminated by helminths (soil-transmitted helminths). The incident of helminthiasis is commonly found in school-age children. Frequent outdoor activities, contact with soil, and poor environmental sanitation increase the incident of helminthiasis in school-age children. This study was to analyze the incident of helminthiasis based on environmental sanitation in school-age children in Seluma Regency. This was a quantitative study applying cross-sectional and observational approaches. The research subject was ninety elementary-school children from five subdistricts in Seluma Regency collected by using a random sampling technique. Stool samples of all research subjects were collected and examined for the presence of helminthiasis. The data in terms of environmental sanitation were collected using questionnaires. Then all the data were analyzed in three steps of analysis: the univariate, the bivariate, and the multivariate analysis. From the stool examination, it was found 34.4% of the children were infected with helminthiasis. The data analysis on home sanitation showed a significant relationship between feces disposal facilities, sewerage systems, trash can, type of house floor, and helminthiasis with p-value < 0.25. On the home sanitation analysis, there was a relationship between clean water supply and the incident of helminthiasis with p-value < 0.25. From the multivariate analysis using logistic regression, the most dominant variable influencing the incident of helminthiasis in elementary-school students was the sewerage system with Exp B 3.032 (p-value 0.352, 95% CI 0.293-31.402). Sewerage system was a dominant factor that influenced the incident of helminthiasis in elementary-school children in Seluma Regency.