HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP DAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN KECACINGAN DENGAN STATUS KECACINGAN SISWA SDN 03 PONTIANAK TIMUR KOTAMADYA PONTIANAK TAHUN 2014

Abstract

Background: Worm infection"™s case in Indonesia is still high, prevalence
in West Borneo is 26,2%. It caused by soil transmitted helminths (STH).
STH infection can lead to malnutrition and bring negative impact on
physical growth and cognitive development. STH infection in children can
cause them difficult to learn and processing new information. Worm
infection can be prevented with the right way of preventions. Objective:
To find out the relation between knowledge, attitude and behavior"™s level
about worm infection"™s prevention with worm infection"™s status of
Elementary School Number 3"™s students of East Pontianak District in
2014. Methods: This research was analytical research and used cross
sectional design to 74 subjects. The research began with stool"™s
examination to determined worm infection"™s status of the students, then
interview to found out knowledge, attitude and behavior"™s level of the
students about worm infection"™s prevention. Results: It found out that 12
students were infected by STH and all of them caused by Ascaris
lumbricoides. Fisher"™s test result showed that p value for relation of the
variables; knowledge, attitude and behavior"™s level about worm infection"™s
prevention with worm infection"™s status, each were 0,113 (p>0,05), 0,903
(p>0,05), and 0,557 (p>0,05). P value more than 0,05 showed that there
were no significant relation between those three variables with worm
infection"™s status. Conclusions: There are no relation between
knowledge, attitude an behavior"™s level about worm infection"™s prevention
with worm infection"™s status of Elementary School Number 3"™s students of
East Pontianak District.  
Keywords: knowledge, attitude, behavior, prevention, worm infection"™s
status
Note:
1. Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tanjungpura,
Pontianak, West Borneo
2. Department of Biology and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak, West Borneo
3. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Tanjungpura, Pontianak, West Borneo