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Helminthiasis in school-age children from Gresik, East Java, Indonesia Cover

Helminthiasis in school-age children from Gresik, East Java, Indonesia

Open Access
|Dec 2024

Figures & Tables

Knowledge, attitude, and practice about helminthiasis_

Risk factorsInfectedNot infectedProportionOR95% CI
Playing in the dumpsite
  • Yes61570.894.5210.578 – 31.281
  • No16160.17

Pulling of shoes while in school
  • Yes41510.85
  • No18100.158.3921.6313 – 43.659

Washing of hand before eating
  • Yes41490.84
  • No18120.169.2351.859 – 45.876

Washing of hand with soap after defecation
  • Yes51470.83
  • No17140.173.5790.587 – 21.835

The number of helminth egg in stool sample from Gresik_

Helminth egg detectedNumber of positive sample
Ascaris lumbricoides13 (7.1%)
Hookworm3 (1.63%)
Enterobius vermicularis3 (1.63%)
Trichuris trichiura3 (1.63%)

Total22

Demographical Characteristics of School Age Children with Positive Helminth Egg in Gresik_

No.Demographical characterN (Percentage)
1.Age
  • 7 years old7
  • 8 years old3
  • 9 years old1
  • 10 years old5
  • 11 years old2
  • 12 years old4

2.Living
  • Urban22
  • City0

3.Gender
  • Male11
  • Female11

The distribution of helminth infection based on the study site_

No.Study SiteNo. of Sample ExaminedNo. of Positive Sample
1.Sidayu71
2.Duduk Sampeyan142
3.Ujung Pangkah203
4.Benjeng9913
5.Cerme433
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2024-0040 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Language: English
Page range: 293 - 299
Submitted on: May 6, 2024
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Accepted on: Jan 16, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2024 B. Utomo, W. Fatmaningrum, Sulistiawati, S. Fauziyah, T. H. Sucipto, I M. D. M. Adnyana, D. S. Eljatin, N. Fadhilah, A. E. Novitasari, H. Al-Talib, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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