Kecacingan usus pada anak sekolah dasar di Tanawangko Kecamatan Tombariri Kabupaten Minahasa

Abstract

Helminth is one of the most commonly infected parasites in human. According to WHO, more than 1,5 billions of people around the world are infected by helminthes. The highest number of helminthiasis cases is of school age children. This study was aimed to obtain the helminthiasis cases in students of elementary schools at Tanawangko Minahasa and to identify the types of helmiths. This was a descriptive study. Feces samples from the students were kept in feces pot and then were examined microscopically. The results showed that of the 118 feces samples there were five samples (4.3%) which were positively infected by helminth, Ascaris lumbricoides. Keywords: helminths, student of elementary school Abstrak: Cacing usus merupakan salah satu parasit yang paling banyak menginfeksi manusia. WHO mencatat lebih dari 1,5 miliar orang di seluruh dunia terinfeksi cacing usus dengan angka tertinggi terjadi pada usia anak sekolah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kecacingan usus pada murid sekolah dasar di Tanawangko Kecamatan Tombariri Kabupaten Minahasa dan juga mengidentifikasi jenis cacing usus yang menginfeksi. Jenis penelitian ini ialah survei deskriptif. Pengambilan sampel feses menggunakan pot feses yang diberikan kepada murid-murid dan dilakukan pemeriksaan mikroskopik. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa dari 118 pot yang dikembalikan didapatkan hasil 5 murid (4,3%) yang terinfeksi cacing usus. Jenis cacing yang ditemukan ialah Ascaris lumbricoides dari kelima murid tersebut.Kata kunci: kecacingan usus, anak sekolah dasar

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