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Infestasi Soil Transmitted Helminths Dan Faktor Risikonya Pada Petugas Sampah Di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Muara Fajar Kecamatan Rumbai Pekanbaru
Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) are the type of intestinal nematode worms which are transmitted to humans through contaminated soil. STH infestation still remains a global health problem because the worms can cause disruption in the tissues and organs of human body. The worms that are most impactfull to humans are Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), Trichuris trichiura (T. trichiura) and hookworm namely Ancylostoma duodenale (A. duodenale) and Necator americanus (N. americanus). This study used cross sectional design, conducted in April to December 2016. Aim of this study was to identify STH infestations and its risk factors among garbage workers in Muara Fajar landfill Rumbai District of Pekanbaru. Stool samples and risk factors data were obtained from 33 respondents and questionnaire respectively. The results showed that 21.2% garbage workers were infested by STH and was caused by A. lumbricoides. No infestations of T. trichiura and hookworm was found. Based on Fisher exact test, the results showed there was no relation between risk factors such as habits of washing hands, finger nail hygiene, eating habits, the use of personal protective equipment, bowel habits, habits of drinking water treatment, and vegetable processing habits with STH infestation.
Keywords: Soil transmitted Helminths, Garbage workers, Landfill.
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