ABSTRACT

Worm infection is one of the health problems in all countries including Indonesia. The most frequent helminthiasis is an infection caused by helmets of the Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) group. Primary school age children are an age group that is susceptible to intestinal worms. Worm infections can have serious consequences if they are not treated by administering intestinal worms and a clean and healthy lifestyle from the person. This study was conducted with the aim to determine risk factors such as the characteristics of children and parents, children's behavior, and environmental sanitation associated with STH infections in children aged 6-12 years in Sub-Village II and IV Manusak Village, East Kupang District, Kupang Regency in 2019. This research uses analytic observational research with cross sectional study design. Research subjects were 56 children. Data were collected using a questionnaire and then analyzed using the Chi Square test (X2). Worm infestation is done by indirect method of Kato-Katz type. Based on the results of the Kato-Katz examination found Ascaris lumbricoides eggs in 54 children (96.4%). Chi Square test results showed that the risk factor for STH infection was the habit of not washing hands with (P <0.05).

Keywords: Characteristics, Behavior, Sanitation