PERBANDINGAN EFIKASI ANTARA ALBENDAZOL, ALBENDAZOL- LEVAMISOL DAN MEBENDAZOL-LEVAMISOL TERHADAP INTENSITAS INFEKSI SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS PADA ANAK USIA SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

Authors

  • Endy Juli Anto Universitas Methodist Indonesia
  • A. A. Depari Universitas Sumatera Utara
  • Endang Haryanti Gani Universitas Methodist Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46880/methoda.Vol5No3.pp29-37

Keywords:

Soil Transmitted Helminths, Albendazole, Albendazole-Levamisol, Mebendazole-Levamisol

Abstract

Intestinal worm infection in particular of Soil Transmitted Helminth is still a global problem with high prevalence on the tropic and subtropic regions including Indonesia especially in the rural community. Double Blind Randomized Trial that started from April to June 2015 in which the samples are collected frompublic elementary school children on the Deli Serdang Regency to compare the effectivity and side effect of STH infection treatment by using Albendazole 400 mg, Albendazole 400 mg-Levamisol 50 mg/ 100 mg, Mebendazole 500 mg- Levamisol 50 mg/ 100 mg. The samples of Albendazole, Albendazole – Levamisol and Mebendazole- Levamisol groups consist of 60 children in each group in which the ones that have STH infection are Ascariasis 92 children 51.11%, Trichuriasis 37 children 20.55%, and mixed infection 51 children 28.33%. For mild T.trichiura infection treatment with singledose of Albendazole- Levamisol group is better than both of Albendazole and Mebendazole- Levamisole groups (p=0.01).

Published

2015-12-31

Issue

Section

Majalah Ilmiah METHODA