STUDI DESKRIPSI PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG INFEKSI CACING PADA BALITA DI DESA KARANGENDEP PATIKRAJA BANYUMAS
ABSTRACT: Currently infectious
diseases are still a major health problem in the world, especially in tropical
countries. Among the infectious diseases, it turns out to date Parasitic
diseases seem to get less attention from the community. According to WHO,
Soil-Transmitted Helminth is one of the most common infectious diseases in many
parts of the world, and usually concerns low-income groups. This infection is
transmitted through oral fecal, where the eggs of the worms contaminate the
soil around the poor sanitary dwellings. The purpose of this study is to
determine the level of knowledge of the mother about the infection of worms in infants.
The research method used is descriptive research with accidental sampling. The
result is 59%, the knowledge level of infant mother about the infant worm
infection is enough, 94% of respondents have been able to answer correctly
about the understanding of worm infections in toddlers, 65% of respondents are
still wrong in answering about the signs and symptoms of worm infections in
infants, 76% of respondents were able to answer correctly about the cause of
worm infections in toddlers, 88% of respondents have been able to answer
correctly about infectious helminth infections in toddlers, 88% of respondents
have been able to answer correctly about complications of infections of worms
in infants and 53% of respondents are still wrong in answering about prevention
of worm infections in infants.
Keywords: knowledge of worm
infection
Penulis: Yuli Trisnawati
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd170316
