Taeniasis in Karangasem Regency, Bali

Abstract

Taeniasis is an infectious disease caused by the tapeworm taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm). Purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between meat consumption, individual characteristics, and environmental factors with taeniasis. Case-control study was used to identify taeniasis among two groups: people living at Datah village (personal livestock) and people living at Karangasem village (obtained their meat from traditional market or slaughterhouse). Each group consisted of 98 people. Two subjects from the case group were positive for taenia egg both by direct smear and Willy's Malory floatation methods. Prevalence of taeniasis in the case group was 2.04% and 0.00% in the control group (p=0.001). Keywords