JOURNAL LA MEDIHEALTICO
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Journal La Medihealtico

The Effect of Enterobiasis Prevention Education on the Level of Knowledge of Students

Putri, Fransisca Dian Nathania (Unknown)
Nugraheni, Pramita Anindya (Unknown)
Risma, Risma (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2024

Abstract

Enterobiasis is a disease caused by the parasitic worm Enterobius vermicularis. This disease often occurs in children aged 5-14 years. Enterobiasis is a disease that can cause symptoms, one of which is itching in the perianal area. This can cause sleep disorders so that a child's concentration can be disturbed and of course this will affect the child's learning ability, as well as impacting the quality of a generation. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on the level of knowledge of elementary school students in grades 4-6 at SDN Kaliasin 1 Surabaya regarding the prevention of enterobiasis. This research is an observational analytical study with a cross sectional design and uses primary data in the form of a questionnaire. The method used in this research is a quantitative method. The research results showed that before health education, respondents with a good level of knowledge were 24.7%, 48.1% were adequate, and 27.2% were poor, whereas after health education the results obtained were respondents with a good level of knowledge of 64.2%, 24.7% sufficient, and less by 11.1%. Based on the results of the paired Wilcoxon test, the p value was 0.000, which means the p value <0.005, so it can be concluded that there is an influence of health education on the level of knowledge of elementary school students in grades 4-6 at SDN Kaliasin 1 Surabaya on the prevention of enterobiasis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JournalLaMedihealtico

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Veterinary

Description

Journal La Medihealtico is peer reviewed, open access Academic and Research Journal which publishes Original Research Articles, Review Article, Case Report editorial comments etc. in all fields of medical sciences and health sciences including Health Care Delivery, Health Care Research, ...