Makara Journal of Health Research (Mar 2016)
Intestinal Helminthic Infections in School Children, Cibubur, East Jakarta
Abstract
An integrated study was conducted on nutrition, physical examination and soil transmitted helminthes (S-TH) in four priminary schools in Cibubur, East Jakarta. In this report is shown data on prevalence and intensity of S-TH infections. Very low prevalences were found for Ascaris lumbricoides (0.0 - 1.6 %) and Trichuris trichiura (2.5 - 8.9 %). Also egg counts per gram (EPG) were very low. The prevalence and intensity rates were very low possibly due to factors such as self-medication, reguler health education and efforts of surrounding factories to improve the health of the community.
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