The Relation of Deworming with Nutritional Status of Elementary School Students in Sicanang

Yuni Sarni (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia)
Etti Sudaryati (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia)
Nurmaini Nurmaini (Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia)

Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Science

Related to environmental sanitation and behavior which results in a decrease in health conditions, nutritional status, intelligence levels, and productivity of sufferers, causing economic losses.  helminthiasis with BMI/U nutritional status, using a descriptive correlation design with a cross-sectional approach.  Sample 103 students of SD Negeri 066669 (IV number 42 and V total 61) with purposive sampling technique, namely inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analysis was univariate analysis with frequency distribution, and bivariate analysis used Spearman rank ( p <0.05). Most helminthiases were in the non-wormed category 87.4%. There was a significant relationship between helminthiasis and nutritional status BMI/U p value = 0.002. That there is a significant correlation between helminthiasis and the nutritional status of BMI/U due to personal hygiene and a slum environment, especially the lack of clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS).