Pengaruh Penanggulangan Penyakit Cacingan terhadap Status Gizi dan Daya Terima Pelajaran Murid Sekolah Dasar

Keywords: helminthiasis; learning achievement; nutritional status
Subject: ASCARIASIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS

Infestation of worms is still considered one of major public health problem in Indonesia especially among young school-age children, When the duration of infestation takes relatively long time might provide bad influence to nutritional status, physical and intellectual development and school performance of young children.

The aim of the study is mainly stressed on collecting information of the influence of de-worming control program to nutritional status and performance of learning acceptance among the Elementary School children of grades 3, 4, 5. De-worming control program consists of distribution of de-worming pills twice a year and extension education specially stressed on the problem of infestation of worms. Out of 223 children of two Elementary School 166 children were covered in the study.

The study showed that : three was a the trend of betterment among the experimental group with regard to prevalence of worm infestation, nutritional status, school attendance and achievement of learning acceptance compared to the control group. Due to relatively bad environment sanitation it is suggested to include program to intervene the environment sanitation in such that re-infection of worm infestation can be limited.

SUMBER : GANESHA DIGITAL LIBRARY