Aims:
Strongyloides stercoralis/S. stercoralis infections are still a challenge in
public health problems especially in developing countries that have
Environmental risk factors. Rural areas of Kutai Kertanegara Regency have a
high risk of ecological factors of the prevalence S. stercoralis infections.
Study design: A cross-sectional study was performed among 213 participants from
a rural community of Muarakaman District and Marangkayu Districts, Kutai
Kertanegara Regency. This study would show the infection rates and correlation
analysis between environmental risk factors and prevalence of hookworm
infection with statistical analysis.
Place and Duration of
Study: We performed a cross-sectional study among 213 participants from
rural community of Muarakaman District and Marangkayu Districts, Kutai Kertanegara
Regency East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia.
Methods: In this
study used two diagnostic methods: Kato Katz and Koga agar plate culture/KAP
culture for diagnosing Strongyloides stercoralis infections.
Results: Pearson
chi-square analysis was used to study the correlation between environmental
risk factors with S. stercoralis infection. S. stercoralis infections were
found in this study; 17 (8.0%).
Conclusion:
Environmental risk factors have a significant correlation and high odd ratio of
prevalence of S. strercoralis infections. Essential environmental risk factors
of the infections should be used for preventing program of reduction prevalence
of S. stercoralis infections.
Author(s)details:-
Blego Sedionoto, Ph.D
Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Mulawarman
University, Indonesia.
Please See the book
here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rudhr/v8/560
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