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Introduction: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) is common in areas with poor sanitation. In Indonesia, the prevalence of the disease is still high ranging from 16–72%, despite the elimination efforts that have been done. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STH, nutritional status, and hemoglobin levels of elementary school-age children in of slum area in Makassar.  Methods: This was an observational study with a cross-sectional approach. Subjects were 33 elementary school-age children in one of the slum areas in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Stool samples were collected and examined using the Kato-Katz method. Hemoglobin levels were examined with the Azidemet hemoglobin method using capillary blood samples. Assessment of nutritional status was carried out anthropometrically using weight for height, height for age, and body mass index (BMI) for age as indicators.   Results: The prevalence of STH in this study was 27%, all of them had low nutritional status. As many as 15% and 45% of subjects were severely wasted and wasted, respectively, based on the weight for height indication, 61% were wasted based on the BMI for age indicator, and 12% were stunted based on the height for age indicator.  Ten percent of the subjects had low hemoglobin levels, none of them had STH. Conclusion: The STH prevalence of school-age children in one of the slum areas in Makassar is still high. Subjects with STH also experienced low nutritional status.

HbA1c is a parameter that may be used in predicting and diagnosing diabetes. Since diabetes is predicted to increase in Indonesia, it is necessary to understand the distribution and associated factors of HbA1c in the general Indonesian population. However, those data are still limited. This study aims to determine the distribution of HbA1c and its associated factors in Indonesian adults. We conducted a cross-sectional study analyzing data from Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) 2014-2015. HbA1c was analyzed using dried blood spot (DBS) specimen with Bio-Rad D10 HPLC. We performed Student’s t test and ANOVA to show the results of the bivariate analyses and multiple linear regression to determine the association between variables. The study included 4.101 subjects (20-59 years) without diabetes and provided an overview of the distribution of HbA1c levels based on socio-demographic factors and smoking behavior described in percentiles. The mean of HbA1c was 5.35% with a standard error of 0.01. The threshold value of HbA1c for prediabetes (5.7%) corresponded approximately to the 75th percentile. Although there were differences in HbA1c distribution, socio-demographic factors such as education levels, employment, and settlement region as well as smoking were not independently associated with HbA1c levels in Indonesian adults. Furthermore, age and sex were associated with HbA1c.