Filariasis is still a health problem in Indonesia. It is wide distributed in almost all area of Indonesia. Number of cases reported are increase every year. The aim of this research were to identify the knowledge, attitude and practice related to filariasis and it’s correlation with incidence in North Mamuju District. This research was conducted in March to November 2011, by using observa…
Schistosomiasis control programs have been done since 1974. However, the prevalence of schistosomiasis is still high with 4.78% in 2010 and it will continuosly increase if the control programs are not conducted. The success of a disease control programs depends on the participation/behavior of the community in supporting the program. The aim of this study was to describe the community behav…
Filariasis (elephantiasis) is an infectious disease caused by the filarial worm infections ,which live in the channels and lymph nodes. Filariasis causes an acute and chronic symptoms and transmitted by various species of mosquitoes. Microfilariae live in the blood stream and lymph vessels and until now there has not been clear the source ofnutrients of microfilariae, whether from lymphatic flu…
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 …
Filariasis is a zoonotic disease transmitted by mosquito that can cause disability. This study was aimed to identify filariasis transmission area in West Sulawesi. This cross sectional study was carried out from March to Novemer 2011. Sample was selected people in the endemic area (where chronic case was found) in Mamuju, North Mamuju, and Mamasa District, West Sulawesi. Data were colle…
Infeksi cacing usus masih merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang utama di Indonesia terutama di daerah pedesaan. Pada anak-anak, cacingan akan berdampak pada gangguan kemampuan untuk belajar, sedangkan pada orang dewasa akan menurunnya produktivitas kerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi kecacingan di Kota Palu dan Kabupaten Donggala, Sulawesi Tengah. Peneli…
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…
Deteksi antigen ekskretori-sekretori Schistosoma japonicum (S.japonicum) dengan metode ELISA pada penderita schistosomiasis dilakukan di Napu Kabupaten Poso selama sembilan bulan, yaitu dari April hingga Desember 2013. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mendapatkan nilai optical density (OD) pada penderita positif schistosomiasis dengan infeksi tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Menetapkan nilai sensi…