Proporsi Infeksi Cacing Soil Transmitted Helminths pada Anak Penderita Stunting di Puskesmas Kampung Baru dan Puskesmas Sicanang dengan Metode Kato Katz

Abstract

Background: Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) is a worm disease. This occurs due to the entry of the parasite into the human body where its life cycle requires a suitable soil to develop into an infective form. Worms have various health risks. One of them is causing shorter children's growth disorders or what we call stunting.

Objective: This study aims to examine the relationship between Soil Transmitted Helminths infection in children with stunting.

Method  : This type of research uses an descriptive observational method with a cross sectional design.

Result  : Respondents who experienced stunting the most were at the age of 3, namely 10 people (38.5%). The incidence of stunting was found more in the male gender, namely 14 people (53.8%). Of the 26 respondents, 5 of them were positive for helminthiasis.

Conclusion: The highest number of respondents who experienced stunting occurred at the age of 3 years, and was male. The proportion of worm infections in stunted children is 19%, indicating that not all stunted children are infected with STH worms.