AbstrakInfeksi cacing usus (helminthiasis) masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia yang prevalensinya lebih tinggi pada anak usia sekolah dasar (SD). Berdasarkan data Dinas Kesehatan Kota Padang, jumlah kasus infeksi cacing usus di Kota Padang tahun 2010 dilaporkan terbanyak kelima dari penyakit yang menyerang balita, yaitu sekitar 2.64%. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan hubungan antara higiene perorangan siswa yaitu kebiasaan mencuci tangan, kebersihan kuku, penggunaan alas kaki dan kebiasaan mandi dengan infeksi cacing usus. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain observasional analitik dengan metode cross sectional pada 122 murid kelas 1 sampai kelas 6 SDN 25 dan 28 Purus Kota Padang pada bulan Desember 2013. Hubungan antara variabel dianalisis dengan uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa angka infeksi kecacingan di Purus 38.5%, yang terinfeksi A.lumbricoides 33.6%, T.trichiura 7.4% dan cacing tambang 0.8%. Didapatkan nilai probabilitas untuk hubungan variabel kebiasaan mencuci tangan 0.235, kebersihan kuku 0.564, penggunaan alas kaki 0.133, dan kebiasaan mandi dengan infeksi cacing usus 0.753. Kesimpulan studi ini ialah tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara kebiasaan mencuci tangan, kebersihan kuku, penggunaan alas kaki dan kebiasaan mandi dengan infeksi cacing usus pada murid SDN 25 dan 28 Purus, Kota Padang tahun 2013. Kata kunci: higiene perorangan, infeksi cacing usus, siswa sekolah dasar, perilaku siswa AbstractIntestinal worm infection (helminthiasis) is a public health problems in Indonesia. Its prevalence is found higher on children. Based on data of Padang District Health Office, the prevalence of helminthiasis in Padang City at 2010 was reported the most 5th highest of disease that attacks toddler, it is about 2.64%. The objective of this study was to determine the relation between the student’s personal hygiene habits, such as washing hands, nail cleanliness, using footwear and bathing to the intestinal worm infection. This study used an observational analytic design method of cross -sectional study on 122 students in grade 1 to grade 6 in 25 and 28 primary school Purus, Padang in December 2013. Bivariat analysis was done using chi–square test with the confidence interval 95% at the significance level 5% (α=0.05). The result of this study showed that the rate of intestinal worm infection was 38.5%. The infection rate of each worm types were roundworms 33.6%, whipworms 7.4% and hookworms 0.8%. The statistical test indicated the probability for the relation between the variable of hand washing, nail cleanliness, using footwear and bathing with helminthiasis were 0.235 (p>0.05), 0.564(p>0.05), 0.133(p>0.05) and 0.753(p>0.05) respectively. It can be concluded that there’s no significant relation between personal hygiene and intestinal worm infection of the 25 and 28 primary school students in Purus, Padang. Keywords: personal hygiene, intestinal worm infection, primary school students, student’s behaviour
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