THE CORRELATION BETWEEN WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE WITH SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS INFECTION AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF ARU ISLANDS DISTRICT, MALUKU

• Main Authors: Tiffany Konstantin, -, Indah Setyawati Tantular, -, Alpha Fardah Athiyah, -, Lynda Rossyanti, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Universitas Airlangga 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/119640/1/10.PDF; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119640/2/bukti%20jurnal%20ke%2010.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119640/3/Penelitian%20Bukti%20C-10.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119640/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJPH/article/view/15751; https://doi.org/10.20473/ijph.v16i2.2021.273-284
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) infection is the most common intestinal parasite infection in Indonesia. STH infection can interfere with child development and cause cognitive impairment in severe cases. The school-age group is the most susceptible to STH infection because of direct contact with s...