Intestinal Helminthic Infections in School Children, Cibubur, East Jakarta

Intestinal Helminthic Infections in School Children, Cibubur, East Jakarta

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An integrated study was conducted on nutrition, click here physical examination and soil transmitted helminthes (S-TH) in four priminary schools in Cibubur, East Jakarta.In this report is shown data on prevalence and intensity of S-TH infections.Very low prevalences were found for Ascaris lumbricoides (0.0 - 1.6 %) and Trichuris trichiura (2.

5 - 8.9 %).Also egg counts per gram (EPG) were very low.The prevalence and intensity rates were very low possibly due to factors such as self-medication, reguler health education and efforts of surrounding factories to improve the health click here of the community.