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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 125, 2019
The 4th International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology and Information System (ICENIS 2019)
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| Article Number | 04001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Environmental Health and Toxicology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201912504001 | |
| Published online | 28 October 2019 | |
Environmental Factors and Prevalence of Hookworm infection and Strongyloidiasis in Rural East Kalimantan, Indonesia
1 Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Thasala. 80160, Thailand.
2 Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health Mulawarman University, Samarinda, 75123, Indonesia
3 Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Walailak University, Thasala 80160, Thailand.
4 Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Walailak University, Thasala, 80160, Thailand
* Corresponding author: blego_kesling@yahoo.com
The prevalence of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis is serious public health concern globally. In rural East Kalimantan, Indonesia has high-risk environmental factors of the prevalence of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. In this study would show the infection rates, correlation analysis between environmental risk factors and prevalence of hookworm infection with statistical analysis. We performed a cross-sectional study among 213 participants from rural community of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. In this study used two diagnostic methods: Kato Katz and Koga agar plate culture/KAP culture for diagnosing of hookworm and Strongyloides infections. Chi-square analysis was used for study correlation between environmental factors and hookworm infection. Hookworm, strongyloides, and ascaris infections were found in this study; 44.1%, 16.4%, and 7.5% respectively. Environmental risk factors such as; rainy season, quality of soil and infection hookworm and strongyloides in pet have significant correlation (p-value < 0.05) with hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis. The prevalence of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis has correlation with environmental factors, and the finding in this research could be contributed to decreasing program of hookworm infection and strongyloidiasis especially in rural community area.
Key words: Environmental factors / hookworm infection / strongyloidiasis / rural East Kalimantan
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