scholarly journals The Relationship of Gender, School Sanitation and Personal Hygiene with Helminthiasis at Juhar Karo Regency in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 3497-3500
Author(s):  
Agustaria Ginting ◽  
Aguslina Siregar Fazidah ◽  
Nurmaini Nurmaini

BACKGROUND: Helminthiasis is a parasitic disease in human that causes a disturbance in food absorption and lead to malnutrition. The disease slowly impacts on the intelligence. The incidence of helminthiasis in Indonesia remains high, ranging from 2.5% to 62%. A preliminary study found that the proportion of helminthiasis in children is 31.25%. AIM: The aim of the study to analyse the relationship between age, school sanitation and personal hygiene with helminthiasis elementary school children in Juhar Karo Regency in 2019. METHODS: This was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. Subjects were children in grades IV, V and VI with and without helminthiasis. A total of 194 children selected by proportional random sampling were enrolled. Data were collected by interview, observation, and stool examination with the Kato-Katz method. RESULTS: The proportion of helminthiasis in boys was 51.0%, the proportion of poor sanitation in school was 36.6%, and the proportion of poor personal hygiene was 67.5%. CONCLUSIONS: Personal hygiene was significantly associated with the incidence of helminthiasis (RP = 6.052; 95% CI = 3.029-12.902; P-value = 0.001). Improved personal hygiene may prevent the occurrence of helminthiasis. CONCLUSION: The proportion of helminthiasis in elementary school students in this region was 50.0%. Personal hygiene has been shown to be related to helminthiasis. In this study, subjects with poor personal hygiene had a chance of 6.052 times greater to experience helminth infection compared to subjects who had good personal hygiene.

e-CliniC ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vini Maleke ◽  
Adrian Umboh ◽  
Vivekenanda Pateda

Abstract: Nutrition is needed for growth and development, energy, thinking, and physical well-being. Selection of proper nutrition will optimize growth and brain development. This study aimed to determine the relationship of nutritional status and academic achievement of elementary school students in Modoinding. This was a descriptive analytical study with a cross sectional design. The nutritional status was based on BMI value meanwhile the academic achievement was based on school reports. Samples were 114 students. Data were analyzed by using univariate and bivariate analyses as well as ANOVA F test. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between nutritional status and academic achievement with a p value = 0.792. Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between nutritional status and academic achievement among the elementary students in Modoinding.Keywords: nutritional status, achievementAbstrak: Gizi dibutuhkan anak sekolah untuk pertumbuhan dan perkembangan, energi, berpikir, serta daya tahan tubuh. Gizi yang berkualitas akan mengoptimalisasikan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan otak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan status gizi dan prestasi belajar siswa Sekolah Dasar Kecamatan Modoinding. Penelitian ini bersifat dekriptif analitik dengan desain potong litang. Status gizi dan prestasi dilihat berdasarkan nilai IMT dan hasil rapor. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 114 siswa. Data dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji anova F. Hasil analisis data memperlihatkan tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara status gizi dan prestasi belajar siswa dengan nilai p = 0,792. Simpulan: Pada siswa Sekolah Dasar Kecamatan Modoinding tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara status gizi dan prestasi belajar.Kata kunci: status gizi, prestasi


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salbiah Khamaruddin ◽  
Lestari Rahmah ◽  
Tri Prasetyorini

Background: The case of helminthiasis in elementary school children in Indonesia is still quite high at 28%. This worm disease is caused by the Soil Transmited Helminths (STH) group. This group of worms is transmitted by means of land. The environment contaminated by worm eggs increases the incidence of helminthiasis in children. Objective: To analyze the relationship between home environmental sanitation and helminthiasis in elementary school students in Deli Serdang Regency. Method: This study was analytical with cross-sectional data analysis. The population of this study were all Muhammadiyah 37 Tanjung Selamat Elementary School students with a sample of 58 people. The research data was obtained from questionnaires, observations, and faecal examination in the laboratory with the method of using a 1-2% eosin method. Results and Discussion: Based on the results of the questionnaire and observation, it was found that 34.5% of children lived in a home environment that did not comply health requirements. Laboratory results showed that 15.5% of children were infected by the Soil Transmitted Helminths. The results of the statistical test showed a significant relationship between environmental sanitation and STH infection in elementary school students in Deli Serdang District with p-value = 0.003 (p-value <0.005). Conclusions and suggestions: There is a relationship between environmental sanitation and helminthiasis in elementary school students in Deli Serdang Regency. It is recommended to the school to always provide understanding to children about the importance of maintaining cleanliness of the school environment and also reactivating the School Health Unit program and enforcing discipline and providing guidance for children who lack hygiene such as cutting long nails as a discipline to hygiene child.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Puput Dwi Cahya Ambar Wati ◽  
Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo

Background: The Surabaya City Health Office report showed, the coverage of hygienic and healthy lifestyle in 2016 was 75.07%. In Rangkah Village, a total of 2,770 (11.84%) out of 23,390 families were monitored, and as many as 1,552 of them (56.03%) had applied hygienic and healthy lifestyle. Objective: This study identified the relationship between knowledge and attitude with the implementation of clean and healthy lifestyle in Rangkah Village. Method: This study deployed quantitative research with a cross-sectional design. As many as 249 people became the sample selected by using the cluster random sampling. The independent variables were knowledge of and attitudes towards hygienic and healthy lifestyle, while the dependent variable was hygiene and healthy lifestyle. The data were then processed with SPSS to identify whether there is a relationship among the variables observed. Results: Knowledge variable obtained P value of 0.014<α (0.05), meaning there is a relationship of knowledge with hygienic and healthy lifestyle. While attitude variable had P value of 0.082>α (0.05), suggesting that there is no relationship of attitudes with hygienic and healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: One of the factors which greatly influences hygienic and healthy lifestyle in the familiesis knowledge.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
Anitha Anitha

Hypertension is commonly occurred by a number of elderly and adversely affects vital organs such as the heart and kidneys so that it can cause death. Deaths by hypertension can be prevented and treated by treating hypertension. Handling of hypertension is pharmacology handling and non-pharmacology handling. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge level with the handling of hypertension in the elderly in RT 10 Kelurahan Rawa Buaya. The research design used was cross-sectional design and data were collected using a questionnaire. The sample amounted to 48 respondents and was taken by random sampling. Result of research based on chi-square statistical test, there is a significant correlation between knowledge level with hypertension handling in the elderly (p-value = 0,002). The conclusion of the research shows that there is a correlation between the level of knowledge with the handling of hypertension in the elderly in the RT 10 Kelurahan Rawa Buaya. Suggestions for researchers further expected this research can be a reference and the beginning for much more research about the factors that affect the handling of hypertension in elderlyKeywords: Knowledge, Seniors, Hypertension Handling


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Nur Fitriati ◽  
Andri Dwi Hernawan ◽  
Elly Trisnawati

  Abstrak Karies gigi adalah penyakit dengan sejumlah faktor risiko yang ditandai dengan demineralisasi pada gigi. Minuman ringan merupakan faktor ekstrinsik kejadian karies gigi. Data Riskesdas (2013) menunjukkan prevalensi penduduk Indonesia yang bermasalah dengan penyakit gigi dan mulut sebanyak 25,9% dan prevalensi provinsi Kalimantan Barat adalah 20,6%. Prevalensi karies gigi umur 10-14 tahun menurut Profil Kesehatan Kota Pontianak meningkat dari 26,9% (2014) menjadi 30,1% (2015). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara konsumsi minuman ringan dengan pH saliva dan kejadian karies gigi pada siswa kelas V SD Binaan UPTD Kecamatan Pontianak Timur Tahun 2016. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectionaldengan jumlah sampel 159 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang bermakna pada variabel frekuensi konsumsi (p value=0,001), waktukonsumsi (p value=0,008), cara konsumsi (p value=0,000), perilaku setelah konsumsi (p value=0,000) dengan pH saliva dan adanya hubungan bermakna antara pH saliva (p value=0,000), angka OHIS (p value=0,022) dengan kejadian karies gigi.  Abstract Dental caries is disease with a number of risk factors characterized by deminineralization of the tooth. Softdrinks are extrinsic factors on the incidence of dental caries. Riskesdas (2013) indicating that prevalence of West Kalimantan province was 20,6%. The prevalence of dental caries in the 10-14 years age according to Pontianak City Health Profile increased from 26,9% (2014) to 30,1% (2015). The objective of the research is to determine the the relationship between the consumption of softdrinks with pH saliva and the incidence of dental caries in primary school students of class V Patronage UPTD Eastern District of Pontianak 2016. The research is using cross sectional design with a sample of 159 people. The results is obtained a significant relationship to the variable frequency of consumption (p value = 0,001), time consumption (p value = 0,008), how consumption (p value = 0,000), behavior after consumption (p value = 0,000) with pH saliva and the relationship between pH saliva (p value = 0,000), number OHIS (p value = 0,022) with the incidence of dental caries.  


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Leni Andini ◽  
Nurfadly Nurfadly

Background: The prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections in Indonesia is still high, especially in elementary school children in North Sumatra Province.  STH infection is thought to cause harm to nutrient requirements due to lack of calories, causing health and nutritional conditions to decline. Purposes: To determine the relationship of STH infection with nutritional status in 105926 State Elementary School students. Method: Analytic observational with cross sectional design.  Sampling uses a total sampling method, with a total sample of 87 people.  Nutritional status was determined by the CDC-NCHS 2000 growth curve and the determination of the STH infection used the Kato-Katz examination method.  Results: 26 samples (29,9%) were positive and 61 samples (70,1%) were negative for STH infections.  Positive samples infected with STH have nutritional status that is dominated by moderate and good nutritional status. Conclusion: There is no correlation between STH infection and nutritional status in 105296 State Elementary School students in Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
Yulian Endarto

ABSTRACT  Background: Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by leptospirapatogen bacteria. The highest leptospirosis disease in the African region (85.5 per 100,000 population) was followed by the Western Pacific (66.4), America (12.5), Southeast Asia (4.8) and Europe (0.5). Most of the reported cases have severe manifestations, whose mortality rate is greater than 10%. Objective: This study aimed the relationship of knowledge and attitude of PHBS with behavior prevention of Leptospirosis event on kota Bima Nusa Tenggara Barat. Method: The methods of this research used quantitative descriptive with cross sectional design consisting of 71 samples were obtained. Statistical analysis using t test. Result: There is a significant correlation coefficient of t test of 0.37 and the Sig value of 0.000 where the resulting significance value is less than 0.05 (Sig. P 0,000 <0,05) thus there is a relationship of knowledge and attitude of PHBS with the prevention behavior incidence of leptospirosis on Kota Bima Nusa Tenggara Barat. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship of knowledge and attitude of PHBS with behavior prevention of leptospirosis incidence in Kota Bima Nusa Tenggara Barat.   Keywords : Knowledge, Attitude, PHBS, Behavior, Leptospirosis


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Faradina Aghadiati

The problem which is found in elementary school students is leaving their breakfast. There are several researches shown the high frequency for leaving meals (especially breakfast) will cause disruption growth and bad academic achievement. There are many factors which make elementary school students leave their breakfast. Breakfast habit on elementary school students needs parents guiding for making the habit and providing the breakfast menus. It needs parents guiding especially mother. The research goal is to know the relationship of mother’s knowledge with breakfast menus pattern and breakfast habits on elementary school students. The research belongs to the analytical observation research that using cross sectional program. The research subjects are 90 elementary school students in 5th grades and their mother who are taken randomly. The data such as respondent characteristics, knowledge level are found out from the questionnaires. The breakfast menus pattern is found out from the food record form. The breakfast habits on child are found out from the food interview form. The data analysis uses Chi-square. There is significant between mother’s knowledge with the breakfast menus pattern (p < 0,05). There is no significant between breakfast menus pattern with the breakfast habits (p > 0,05). There is significant between mother’s knowledge with the breakfast habits (p < 0,05).  Mother’s knowledge is related with the breakfast menus pattern and breakfast habits while breakfast menus pattern is not related with breakfast habits.   Keywords: Breakfast, breakfast habits, breakfast menus pattern, mother’s knowledge


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Dina Merisa Damanik ◽  
Soeyoko Soeyoko ◽  
Adi Heru Sutomo

<p>In Indonesia, soil transmitted helminths (STH) infection is still a public health problem particularly in the child of elementary school age. The high of that infection was also supported by low environmental sanitation and poor personal hygiene. STH infection is one of 10 great of frequent diseases in Palue Island and in this region still able can be found an adult worm in feces even from regurgitate. This was observational analytic study by cross sectional design. The location of the study was Palue Island, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The repondents of the study was 100 students of eight elementary school. Diagnosis of STH infection was establised based on worm eggs examination in feces used floatation method. Questionnaire, and check list were the instruments for collecting data in this study. There were significant relationship between house’s environmental sanitation (p=0.043), school’s environmental sanitation (p= 0.000), personal hygiene (p = 0.032) with STH infection among the students of elementary school in Palue Island, Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Multivariate analysis obtained that personal hygiene was the most influence variable to the STH infection in this region.</p>


Author(s):  
Safarianti Safarianti ◽  
Rolan Ronaldo ◽  
Rina Suryani Oktari

Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) is a lung infection caused by bacillus bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. MTB generally attacks the lungs and carries a very high risk of transmission. Patients with TB are potentially non-adherent totake anti-tuberculosis drugs (OAT) regularly as directed due to a long period of medication. Factors affecting ATD taking compliance include knowledge and attitudes of pulmonary TB patients. This study aimed to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitude of tuberculosis patients with compliance of ATD drinking in RSUD dr. Husni Thamrin Natal Regency Mandailing Natal. The research was conducted in dr. Husni Thamrin Natal. This research is an observational analytic by cross sectional design which involved 57 participants taken with consecutive sampling method. Data were processed into Spearman ' s correlation test. The result showed that knowledge (p value = 0,000) and attitude (p value = 0,000) related to OAT drinking compliance. This research had proven that the knowledge and attitudes affected OAT drinking compliance of the TB outpatient in RSUD dr. Husni Thamrin Natal, Mandailing Natal Regency.


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