Hubungan Mencuci Tangan dan Perawatan Kuku dengan Kejadian Helmintiasis pada Siswa/i Sekolah Dasar

Helminthiasis is a worm infection that often
attacks from children to adults. A quarter of the world’s
population suffers from Soil-Transmitted Helminthes (STH).
Various problems that arise due to worm infection include
change in appetite, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. In
children, it can inhibit growth and development. The purpose
was to identify hand washing behavior, nail hygiene and
incidence of Helminthiasis in Elementary School students.
Methods: This is quantitative research with cross sectional
study to link hand washing and nail hygiene with worms in
students with 106 respondents. Examination of faecal
preparations was carried out at the Thamrin Laboratory.
Result: The results obtained were 14 people (13,2%) with
hand washing behavior in the poor category, 14 people
(13,2%) with nail hygiene in the poor category, 14 people
(13,2%) have worm infection. Based on bivariate analysis, pvalue=0.000 (5%), Conclusion: There is a relationship between
hand washing behavior and nail hygiene with the incidence of
worms in students of Elementary School.