Malaria is one of the leading causes of mortality in risk populations such as infants, children, and pregnant women. Moreover, antimalarial drugs resistance, particularly Plasmodium falciparum malaria, has become a major problem in malaria control. South-East Sulawesi is a malaria endemic area where about 28,205 and 32,040 cases of malaria were reported in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Artes…
Soil transmitted helminth diseases are wide spread in urban and rural areas. Soil transmitted helminth disease is still a public health problem in Indonesia due to the prevalence is still high with range 45-65%. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the association between knowledge, practice, and environmental sanitation and soil transmitted helminth disease prevalence …
Schistosomiasis is only found at Napu and Lindu highland, Central Sulawesi in Indonesia. Schistosomiasis still as a public health problem, with its prevalence increase every year. The large scale by mass drug treatment using praziquantel has done to reduce the prevalence since 1980. To look for the possibility evidence of the development of resistance in S. japonicum to praziquantel in ende…
Toxoplasmosis is a highly serious disease, especially for preqnont. woman, because it can cause miscarriaqe to birth defect. Moreover, no visible typical clinical symptoms makes toxoplasmosis often confused with other diseases. This study was aimed to know how many women in the eight primary health care across Palu Municipality infected by Toxsoplasma qondli. This was a cross-sectional study wh…
Malaria remainsa public health problem in more than 100 countries. The prevalence of th is disease in the world is estimated at 300-500 millian clinical cases eachyear. Symptoms / clinical manifestations ofmalaria are varied. Manyfactors can affect the severity ofthe clinical man ifesta tions, including agent, host and environment. The aim of th is study was to determine which clinical symptoms…
Ascariasis is caused by infection of Ascaris lumbricoides. This worm can be [aunded in all age group, esaecialty in elementary school children. Number ofworm disease cases is influenced by personal hygine and enviromental sanitation. The aim of th is study was to determine the riskfactorsof Ascaris lumbricoides amonq school children. Cross-sectional study was conducted among 288 elementer…