Correlation Between Intestinal

Helminth and Personal Hygiene In

Ambarawa Street
By Group 11 Class C of 2017
Andita Miftakhul Ilmi 170341615003
Vindy Arisqa 170341615006
 Keywords: personal hygiene,
Abstract intestinal worms, infection.
Background: Helminthes disease is a kind of disease that comes from environmental problems
suffered by people, especially children, although the disease only received a little attention
(diseases abandoned). The effects of this disease slowly disrupt human health, cause permanent
physical disability, decreased intelligence of children, and ultimately can lead to death. The
purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between intestinal intestinal infections
with personal hygiene, such as hand washing, nail hygiene, and children wearing habit in the
street of Ambarawa.

Method: This research method is cross sectional research with questionnaire given to
respondent (child living in ambarawa street). There are 30 respondents.
Results: The findings indicate that 11 respondents (36.67%) had good hand-washing habit, and
19 respondents (63.33%) had hand-washing habit with less category. There were 13
respondents (43,33%) had nail hygiene with poor category, and 17 respondents (56,67%) had
good category nail hygiene. There were 14 respondents (46.67%) who did not practice wearing
good legs, and 16 respondents (53.33%) had a habit of wearing good legs. There is a correlation
between hand-washing habits, nail hygiene, and the habit of wearing footwear with intestinal
worm infection among children living in the ambarawa streets.
Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between personal hygiene and intestinal worms.
Thus, it is recommended that parents, school teachers, and other important people need to
keep the habits of personal hygiene consisting of hand washing habits, nail hygiene, the habit of
wearing footwear and cleanliness of the environment around the residence.
 INTRODUCTION
• More than 1.5 billion people, or 24% of the world's population, are
WORLD infected with soil-transmitted helminth infections worldwide.

• In many countries of Southeast Asia (SEA). Overall, approximately

one-third of the world's cases of ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm
ASIA disease occur in the 11 major SEA countries.

• The prevalence of worm disease in Indonesia is still very

INDONESIA high, especially on the economically disadvantaged group.

• a survey that has been done some time ago shows 700 thousand school
children in East Java suffering from worms and usually a worm
EAST JAVA infected

• From clinical experience in Malang, intestinal worm disease which has

been lack of attention. . if calculated with a population of 220 million
MALANG and a prevalence of intestinal worms of 60 percent.
 METHOD
 This research is quantitative
research .
 The population in the study are all
people who live in the ambarawa
street in Malang
 The sample in this study is 30
respondents in Ambarawa Street
in Malanag .
 Sampling technique on This
research u
 ses purposive sampling. Data Fg 1 Research Location
collection is done by way of
interview using questionnaire.
 The research method used is
observational with cross sectional
research design.
 This research was conducted in
November 2017
 RESULT
Table 1: Distribution of prevalence of intestinal
helminth infections among studentsBased on Table
No Intestinal Helminths Frekuensi Precentage
Infection
1 Positive 17 56.7 %
2 Negative 13 43.3 %
Total 30 100 %

Of 30 respondents, there were 17 respondents (56.7.0%) were

positively infected by intestine helminths, and 13 respondents
(43.3 %) were not infected by intestine helminths
Table 2: Distribution of age prevalence among students
No Age Frekensi Precentage
1 >6 Thn 3 10 %
2 7-8 Thn 12 40 %
3 9-10 Thn 8 26.7 %
4 11-12 Thn 7 23.3%
Total 30 100 %

Table 3: Frequency Distribution of Student Sex

No Gender Frekuensi Precentae
1 Male 19 63.3 %
2 Female 11 36.7 %
Relationship of handwashing habit, nail hygiene, foot-wear
wearing habit and intestinal helminth infections among
students
Relationship of handwashing habit and intestinal helminth
infections among students
Habit of Helminthes
washing Negative Positive
hands N % N %
Good 8 61.5 % 6 35.3 %
Not Good 5 38.5 % 11 64.7 %
Total 13 100 % 17 100 %

showed that 13 respondents (56.7 %) were not infected by intestine

helminthes that consist of: 5 respondents (38.5%) who had bad nail
hygiene and 8 respondents (61.5 %) who had good nail hygiene. On
the other hand, the 17 respondents (56.7 %) were infected by
intestine helminthes infection there were 6 respondents (35.5 %)
who had not good nails hygiene and 11 respondents (64.7 %) were
good nail hygiene
Nail hygiene with intestine helminthes infections on students

Hygiene of Helminthes
nails Negative Positive
N % n %
Good 10 77.0 % 6 35.3 %
Not Good 3 23.0 % 11 64.7 %
Total 13 100 % 17 100 %

showed that 13 respondents (43.3 %) were not infected by

intestine helminthes that consist of: 3 respondents (23.0 %)
who had bad nail hygiene and 10 respondents (77.0 %) who
had good nail hygiene. On the other hand, the 17 respondents
(56.7 %) were infected by intestine helminthes infection there
were 11 respondents (64.7 %) who had not good nails hygiene
and 6 respondents (35.3 %) were good nail hygiene
The habit of wearing footwear with intestine helminthes infections on
students
Foot-wear Helminthes
wearing habit Negative Positive
N % N %
Always 8 61.5 % 6 35.1 %
Not Always 5 38.4 % 9 52. 9 %
Total 13 100 % 17 100 %

showed that 13 respondents (43.3%) were not infected by intestinal

helminth consisting of: 5 respondents (38,4 %) who had bad foot-wear
wearing habit and 8 respondents (61.5 %) had good footwear wearing
habit. In contrast, 17 respondents (56.7 %) were positively infected by the
intestinal helminths that consist of 9 respondents (52.9 %) who had not
good footwear wearing habit and 6 respondents (35,1 %) who had a good
foot-wear wearing habit.
 DISCUSSION
1. Hand Washing Habits
The results indicated that children on the amabarawa
street averagely had not good handwashing habit after playing.
there were 6 respondents who had good handwashing habits
but positively infected by the intestinal helminth

2. Hygiene of Nails
According to the research result, of 6 respondents (35.3
%) who had good nail hygiene were positively infected by
intestinal helminths. In contrast, of 3 respondents (23.0%)
who had not good habit of cutting nails but having negative
intestinal helminths.
3. Wearing Footwear Habit
Of 6 respondents (35.1 %) who had good foot-wear
wearing habit and 9 respondents (52.9 %) who had not good
foot-wear wearing habit were having positive intestinal
helminths. It is consistent with previous study that worms can
enter the body through the soles of the feet.
 CONCLUSION
 It can be concluded that there were relationships between
handwashing habit, nail hygiene, foot-wear wearing habit and
intestinal helminth infections. It is suggested that parents,
school teachers, and other significant persons need to
maintain the habit of personal hygiene of the students that
consists of handwashing habit, nail hygiene, foot-wear
wearing habit.