Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hookworm Infection and Strongyloidiasis Surrounding palm Plantation Rural Kutai Kertanegara, East Kalimantan

Abstract

The rural area East Kalimantan with humidity tropical rain forest is high risk of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. The infection rates, correlation analysis between risk factors and prevalence of hookworm infection, and Strongyloidiasis was explored in this study. In this study was collected one hundred and seven schoolchildren from rural areas of Kutai Kertanegara regency. This study used two diagnostic methods: Kato Katz techtique and agar plate culture that were used in this study for diagnosing hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis We found 31.8% and 10.3% respectively. School location and water resources have been correlated with hookworm infection with p-value 0.006 and 0.002 respectively. Risk factors of strongyloidiasis such as school location, yard covering and waste water treatment have been correlated with strongyloidiasis in school children surrounding palm plantation of rural Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province with P-Value: 0.027; 0.010, and 0.010 respectively. Environmental risk factors and facilitate of sanitation have correlated with hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis, and that variables could be used for focuses the palnning program for reducing the soil transmitted-helminthes especially for school children in rural area.