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Detection of Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) Eggs Using Nail Test and Stool Test Among Scavengers at Jatibarang Landfill Semarang Ary Widiyastuti; Fitria Diniah Janah Sayekti
Journal Of Biology Education Vol 6, No 1 (2023): Journal Of Biology Education
Publisher : Tadris Biologi IAIN Kudus

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/jobe.v6i1.15014

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Helminthiasis or worm infection is caused by worm parasites belonging to Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) group. Helminthiasis in human often occurs due to environmental factors and personal hygiene issue. The gold standard diagnosis of helminthiasis is done by identifying the worm eggs in the feces or stool. Based on its transmission, helminthiasis examination can be done by observing the nails. This study analyzed the prevalence of helminthiasis in nails and stool and examined the differences in the yield of helminth eggs between nail and stool. A simple random sampling technique was conducted to select 50 scavengers at Jatibarang Landfill, Semarang. Univariate analysis was used as data analysis tool to determine the prevalence of worm infections, while bivariate analysis in the form of Mann Whitney differential test was employed to determine the gap in the number of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) worm eggs in nail and feces samples. Ascaris lumbricoides worm eggs appear dominated the infections, with infection rates through nail of 2% and feces of 12%. p = 0.049 (<0.05) was obtained in the Mann Whitney test, indicating the presence of significant difference and implying that nail test cannot replace stool test as the gold standard of helminthiasis diagnosis.
Co-Authors Fitria Diniah Janah Sayekti